A grandfather from Quezon Province came up with a way to build his own remote controlled airplane.
On ABS-CBN News 'Kaagapay ng Bayan', a 62-year-old grandfather from Lucena City made his own invention of a remote controlled airplane using only recycled materials.
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"Mahilig lang kasi ako maggagawa ng mga mechanism ayan kaya mahilig ako sa mga ganyan radio controlled model dahil may edad na rin ako ginagamit kong pang-practice ng isipan ko at ng reflexes," Eddie Manuelito Navarro said.
According to Eddie, he inherited his talent from his father who is good when it comes to electrical.
Eddie also wanted to be a pilot but because of the hardships of life he could not pursue his dream.
"Nakatungtong naman ako ng first year sa preparatory ng engineering. Tinigil ko na nag-pursue ako ng pagiging technician," he said.
His father also died early so at the age of 17, Eddie started working in a TV factory in Quezon Province.
But even though his dream didn't come true, he still thinks about becoming a pilot.
He thought about becoming a pilot even more when he found a book about aeronautics in the trash. Because of the book he picked up, Eddie had an idea to make a remote controlled airplane.
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"Dyan na ako natuto mag-compute ng horsepower at ako ay naggawa na ng sarili kong formula," Eddie said.
Eddie has also made money making remote controlled airplanes because some people are paying him to do it.
— Carl Santiago, The Summit Express
