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I just got back into RC flying. This sold out in one day when it came out. It is incredibly scale. Haven't flown it yet but have seen them flying.
Now you’ll have to crash it
Its a model aircraft.
It WILL crash
May the Bird of Paradise fly up your nose!
I was referring to the model of the RC plane, not the esteemed pilot or the fact that it is an RC plane.
Eddie, don't forget to hide a Hefty garbage bag in the plane somewhere. That way you'll have a bag at the crash site to put the parts in.
Glenn
I was stationed in S Korea back in the late 70's. One of the Cobra pilots in my unit spend almost his entire 13-month deployment building a beautiful RC helicopter – a model of the Bell 222. That thing was absolutely gorgeous - every detail was perfect.
Being a Cobra pilot (think "fighter pilot" equivalent in Air Force terminology), he naturally assumed he would be able to fly it perfectly, right out of the box... On his very first attempt to fly it, he crashed it hard enough that only the engine, battery, and servos were likely salvageable. A year of work down the drain in <60 seconds... So sad to see a grown man cry in public like that...
When I was a kid I spent a good 6 months building what was called a Nobler, a big contol line kit. The maiden flight was to take place at the ball field. While getting ready to start her up some girl comes riding up on her bike and comes to a skidding halt next to the plane and on dismount steps squarely on the plane crushing it. I see Grant if you were my pal at the time you would have protected me from that life trauma.
I was stationed in S Korea back in the late 70's. One of the Cobra pilots in my unit spend almost his entire 13-month deployment building a beautiful RC helicopter – a model of the Bell 222. That thing was absolutely gorgeous - every detail was perfect.
Being a Cobra pilot (think "fighter pilot" equivalent in Air Force terminology), he naturally assumed he would be able to fly it perfectly, right out of the box... On his very first attempt to fly it, he crashed it hard enough that only the engine, battery, and servos were likely salvageable. A year of work down the drain in <60 seconds... So sad to see a grown man cry in public like that...
Was at a RC airshow and after a mid-air the announcer asked if anyone in the crowd had a garbage bag they could donate. Bodybags for RC planes.Eddie, don't forget to hide a Hefty garbage bag in the plane somewhere. That way you'll have a bag at the crash site to put the parts in.
Glenn
Not at all my experience with helicopters... Sure, they could fly once you were moving forward - but that's not "flying" in a helicopter... It's that whole "hovering thing" that makes you a helicopter pilot. You've gotta learn how to find your "hover button", and I don't care who you are or what you flew before. I used to love taking Zoomies (Air Force Fighter Pilots - yes, you MUST capitalize the words "Fighter Pilots" according to them) up for a short flight in my Army helicopter. Won a lot of steak dinners betting them they couldn't keep it inside a 50' by 50' box while hovering...That was always the fun part of RC Flying. RC pilots could jump in a real plane and fly it halfway decent but not the other way around
Glenn
Rumored he was into it for around $25kHow much money does a 1/4 scale rc jet cost? A small fortune? That has to stink to crash something like that!