Child's play? No way! Gonzi, Muscat fly model aircraft
Flying remote control model aircraft replaced politics for a few minutes this afternoon with both Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Opposition leader Joseph Muscat testing their skills at the Ta’ Qali Model Flying airstrip.
Both successfully flew their machines and even managed a loop.
First to try his hand was Dr Gonzi, who, this being his second attempt at remote control flying, looked confident and once he had the remote control in his hands became a boy with a new toy.
The less experienced Dr Muscat, was not so confident and made more than one attempt to return the remote control to the instructor during his few minutes of flying.
“The budget was easy compared to this,” he said jokingly.
But like Dr Gonzi, he was focused and concentrated and this paid off.
Dr Gonzi and Dr Muscat were instructed by Paul Heckels, the owner of a flying school in the UK.
Ta Qali this weekend will host a Model Aircraft Extravaganza being put up jointly by the Hal Far Model Flying Association and the Malta Model Aircraft Flying Association. They will display and fly their aircraft for most of the two days.
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Anthony Gatt
Nov 23rd 2008, 13:20
@ C.Camilleri:
"of course they are friends....at our expense! ;-)"
What exactly is Gonzi and Muscat's friendship costing us? Do you suggest that animosity and constant bickering between politicians are more constructive? Do you think that this country will get further by polarising half the population and pitting against the other half? Or will we be more successful if we work together? If you're PN I tell you "flimkien ghall-gejjieni"... If you're MLP I tell you listen to Muscat's pleas to unite as the one nation that we are. If you are something else I can only hope to plead to your common sense!
J Martinelli
Nov 22nd 2008, 14:29
Does this mean that we can no longer tell our politicians to 'go and fly a kite'?
Do we now have to ask them "Go and fly an RC plane"?
Oh how technology changed the world!
Nonetheless it was refreshing to see two political opponents act together in one common aim - that is not to crash that which was entrusted in their hands!
Martha Schembri
Nov 22nd 2008, 10:24
I find this a very interesting article - we should have more articles like this instead of ones focusing on negative issues.
Anthony C Camilleri
Nov 22nd 2008, 09:14
of course they are friends....at our expense! ;-)
t farrugia
Nov 22nd 2008, 08:34
its good to see that their differences are only political opinion and at the end of the day they are friends
Cornelius Borg
Nov 22nd 2008, 08:24
The final solution: The Gonz should spend more time flying model aircraft and less time governing this country.
H.galea
Nov 22nd 2008, 07:53
WANTED TWO EXPERIENCED PIOLTS TO WORK WITH AIRMALTA
Chris Azzopardi
Nov 21st 2008, 20:28
It's a breath of fresh air seeing these two people having fun together for once.
Victoria Grech
Nov 21st 2008, 19:20
The Gonz shows Muscat how it's done :)