Simviation Forum - Why I don't fly RC planes...

May 30^th, 2005 at 6:56pm

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http://www.koreus.com/files/200408/kangaroojet_crash.html

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Reply #1 - May 30^th, 2005 at 8:02pm

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Too bad it didn't burst into flames Grin

if I flew RC planes, I'd wreck 'em ALL the time... by accident of course

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Reply #2 - May 31^st, 2005 at 2:50am

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That MUST have hurt. That jet would cost thousands. Roll Eyes

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Reply #3 - May 31^st, 2005 at 2:23pm

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OUCH!!

BTW, just yesterday I had my first flight in my R/C plane. They said I was a natual! About a month or two before I can solo!

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Reply #4 - May 31^st, 2005 at 2:36pm

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Oh dear. Back to the building board. At least nobody got hurt. That looked a tad dodgy. Roll Eyes

As I used to tell people when they asked for my help, if the thought of smashing up your prized possession upsets you go & find another hobby. Aeromodelling is the most complete hobby I know. You spend most of your spare time building new models & repairing old ones. With a little luck you spend the rest actually flying them. Wink

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Reply #5 - Jun 1^st, 2005 at 7:06am

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Yes Doug, you are right,
How many times have I returned from the flying field carrying a nylon bag filled with balsa bits (the nylon bag being the restructered aircraft covering. Kept it all together more than the modern foam jobs!!!) Grin

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Reply #6 - Jun 1^st, 2005 at 7:36am

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Hmm. Is that why the guy at the shop said to buy the extra bits I'll need when(not if)I crash my helicopter.

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Reply #7 - Jun 1^st, 2005 at 8:54pm

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What does eveyone fly? I fly a Hobbico Superstar .40.

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Reply #8 - Jun 1^st, 2005 at 10:42pm

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I fly an Avistar .40

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Reply #9 - Jun 2^nd, 2005 at 3:15am

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have you seen that model b52 crash Tongue

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Reply #10 - Jun 2^nd, 2005 at 6:53am

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That was a very fast little model... if he'd been a little less aggressive, it might have gone better. Trying to get it down on the deck when it's not even stabilized yet after that turn.... d'oh!!
One of the hardest things in RC flying must be resisting the urge to smash the controller in disgust after your baby gets destroyed... Grin

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Reply #11 - Jun 2^nd, 2005 at 9:45pm

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lol, yeah I would hate to have to pick up the pieces and start all over again...

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Reply #12 - Jun 3^rd, 2005 at 3:19pm

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That was a very fast little model... if he'd been a little less aggressive, it might have gone better. Trying to get it down on the deck when it's not even stabilized yet after that turn.... d'oh!!

Unfortunately there are far too many R/C pilots who think they're a lot better then they actually are, and think that the biggest ego boosting crowd pleaser is the 2" altitude low pass (inverted of course). If I had a jet model I'd be inclined to keep it no less than 15ft from the ground (bar take off and landing! Wink

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On the question of models, I currently have in the hangar...

Profile P47 Thunderbolt (completely overpowered, but has nice vertical performance, and good for hand launching! Grin

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Chilton DW1A, OS 20 4-stroke powered (Engine, although out of production since the OS26FS arrived in the early 90s, has only run about 10 times, and flown about 5)

Giles G202, underpowered - needs an engine swap with the P-47! Grin

In production (box!). Electric BAe Hawk...

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Reply #13 - Jun 6^th, 2005 at 6:12pm

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Is that a microturbine engine? Im still in the 60's I've never seen one before in fact i didn't know they exist
Great! Perhaps someone has already done a 747 In RC

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Reply #14 - Jun 14^th, 2005 at 12:34am

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i had seen these little turbines before, but i never seen one turned on...

man that jet was fast! you need some serious Jedi skills to control it Grin

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