The most incredible r/c flying I've ever seen.

Posted by: Tony Lockhart on 11 December 2011

I don't post many yootoob videos here, but this display of skills is something special. What makes it even more astounding is that the 'pilot' is only seventeen years old.

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=tzowQtqOM_I

Tony
Posted on: 11 December 2011 by count.d

That is great skill. I've got a few model helicopters & planes in my loft that I've built, but fly very, very basically....too scared to crash them! Helicopters are more tricky to handle. 

Posted on: 11 December 2011 by Tony Lockhart
I work on Apaches, and even that is trickier than fixed wing. They bite at the first opportunity. Or break. Tony
Posted on: 11 December 2011 by BigH47

Fantastic response from his ship. I personally prefer to see these pattern ships doing the full set of you've guessed, patterns.

 

Freestyle has a great wow factor though.

 

Of course these days you can programme the transmitters with all sorts of stuff, I've even seen kits with "anti-crash" technology, I wish I had that when I was flying model aircraft.

 

I've heard a shows people saying why don't the full size planes do these maneuvers ? I guess when we build a pilot that stand what 20G in those turns I guess they would try it.

 

Helicopters are the work of the devil to fly, but those Apaches are the dogs danglies to watch, glad there on our side. Oh shit! the Americans use them too, just keep your heads down.

Posted on: 11 December 2011 by Tony Lockhart
Not many aircraft can take 20G, let alone the growbags in the seats.
Posted on: 11 December 2011 by BigH47

Those model ships must be hitting very high G's though, scale wise, just look at the roll rates and transitions.

 

Scale models are proportionally stronger than full size, I was once told. 

Posted on: 11 December 2011 by Tony Lockhart
They are easier to make stronger. I'm sure there'll be an exponential curve somewhere showing how much extra material is needed to cope with extra weight and wing loading. Ever lifted an aircraft brake unit? I could just about lift one Tornado brake unit without straining a nut. A scale model doesn't carry a brake unit. Or 9 tons of fuel. The Spruce Goose is a great example of what designers face as sizes grow. The AN124 that was near my hangar on Friday still is one of the largest freighters in the world after all these years. What's the heaviest scale model? 150lb or so? That's certainly not a scaled down weight of say, a B-17. I'm tired and wandering off course. Nitey nite! Tony
Posted on: 11 December 2011 by TomK

Amazing skills. My only personal experience of this sort of thing ended with my friend's 50th birthday present from his wife doing a single loop and flying at high speed vertically into the sand at Aberdeen. I don't think it ever flew again. Thankfully I wasn't at the controls.

 

Thanks Tony.

Posted on: 14 December 2011 by Julian H

Thanks for the link Tony

 

I used to have an Flair CAP230 r/c kit that looked a lot like that, my flying was something altogether different though 

 

Julian

Posted on: 16 December 2011 by tonym
Originally Posted by Tony Lockhart:
The AN124 that was near my hangar on Friday still is one of the largest freighters in the world after all these years. 

We watched that big sucker coming in to land at your place the other day.

Posted on: 16 December 2011 by Tony Lockhart
Here it is. And the vehicles are much closer than the Antonov.
Posted on: 16 December 2011 by Tony Lockhart
Say "Aaaaaaaaah'.