What do you do between tournaments?
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
This month there is not a lot of chess happening near Porto, so Antonio has decided to work on a project that he had put on hold for some time now: flying model aircraft!
If you will recall, I had previously on this blog written about two of my best chess friends here in Portugal: Antonio Matos and Juliana Chiu (see photo below). Both are also excellent photographers!
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This month there is not a lot of chess happening near Porto, so Antonio has decided to work on a project that he had put on hold for some time now: flying model aircraft!
Captain Antonio has just put the finishing touches on his airplane. This plane has a wing-span 1,80 Mts, length 1,12 mts, weight 810g , not including the powerfull battery and 400w engine.
Antonio intends to put a camera on the plane and take films and photos from up above. (I had originally suggested tying Juliana to the plane and just giving her the camera, but this did not go down very well!).
But before all of this can advance, Antonio must first learn to fly the plane with a remote control: for this he has booked some lessons starting tomorrow! Best of luck, Antonio!!