Team Hitec recently made the trek from Southern California to the Peaceful Valley Campground in the beautiful Catskill Mountains of upstate New York where the 17th annual NEAT Fair is held. Each year, Tom Hunt and the NEAT crew host this prestigious event that draws modelers from all over the northeast and country. When we first arrived at the field on Thursday afternoon and had never seen it so packed! The weather was glorious and many familiar faces stopped by our tent to greet us.
Over the course of the event we flew the new Fun Cub XL, RockStar, Dogfighter, Pilatus, Twin Star 2, Heron, eHawkeye, and Zipper. We also put some night flights on our 3 year old Fun Cub with lights. One of the most memorable moments came when under a beautiful moonlit sky, dozens of Chinese Lanterns were launched. It was the most surreal moment as these lanterns, aircraft and the moon made me think to myself, “This was a moment in time that I’ll never forget!” Thanks to Tom and the entire NEAT crew for putting on an amazing event! If you’ve never been, you owe it to yourself to go and experience what the NEAT Fair is all about!
