When the sky is the limit

I HAD Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker’s Learning to Fly on repeat in my head, bumping down a dirt track to an unlikely airfield, home of the Cork Model Aero Club.

The scene reminded me of a toys- for-big-boys club, they are inspecting each others machinery and discussing intricate electronic components.

Five seconds I’m told, is all it would take for me to crash one of these expensive model helicopters, that measure anything from three to five feet long.