This Is Just Not Right.

[Sunking]

I have been an RC Pilot for 4 years now, and fly 3D. I am also a private pilot, not current, and no where as good as a 15 year old kid. What is really sickening this kid is a pro, gets paid more than most of us by manufactures. He travels the country putting on shows. Meet Jase the Ace. I hope he froze to death.

[SunEagle]

Wow that kid is good. I am surprised he could touch that battery right after that demonstration. Those LiPo's can get pretty hot.

I met a young man at an impromptu air show in Florida a couple of years ago. He would fly one of those large helicopters (like a T-Rex 700) doing all kinds of maneuvers mostly up side down or on it's tail very close to the ground. It was very impressive. His friend said that he "flew like he stole it" and while very good at what he did has probably wrecked a copter just about every other show he has seen him at.

[sdold]

In the good old days, only adults could afford to get into RC, and be able to withstand the financial hit of a few crashes along the way. A Kraft system cost several hundred dollars in the 1970s. Now kids can learn to fly RC like experts on their computers, and show us up at the flying field on their first time out. The system we have now is completely ass-backwards. Now I know how my grandfather must have felt when the automatic transmission came out, and suddenly wives could drive.

[SunEagle]

In the good old days, only adults could afford to get into RC, and be able to withstand the financial hit of a few crashes along the way. A Kraft system cost several hundred dollars in the 1970s. Now kids can learn to fly RC like experts on their computers, and show us up at the flying field on their first time out. The system we have now is completely ass-backwards. Now I know how my grandfather must have felt when the automatic transmission came out, and suddenly wives could drive.

I agree. I have a number of different types of RC planes and a copter using both electric or nitro fuel. I have spent a lot of money over the years and have seen the hobby grow fast.

My son just got himself a Phantom 3 quad copter with camera that he uses his Iphone to control and can fly FPV.

Sort of makes my Spektrum DX5 and Turnigy 9X line of site transmitters look out of date.

[bcroe]

I built an RC kit in the 50s from a "kit", used a CB frequency, XFGI tube. Can you say CRUDE? Bruce Roe

[SunEagle]

I built an RC kit in the 50s from a "kit", used a CB frequency, XFGI tube. Can you say CRUDE? Bruce Roe

But I bet you had fun building and flying it?

[Sunking]

The scary part is it takes no training or practice. For $300 you can buy a Drone and fly like an expert. It can be done from miles away and arm the drone easily to say attack an armored vehicle or plane. Use cash, a part here, a part there is untraceable.

[azdave]

I was sort of one of "those kids" way back. I never flew the serious 3D copters like they have today but I did get to travel for free all over the country and received lots of free R/C gear for compensation. I helped introduce Hacker Brushless Motors in the USA and was doing demos at both full size and R/C air shows. It was fun for about two years and then I got tired of the travel and being away from home so much.

My real love has always been slope soaring large scale R/C sailplanes. Pictured is my 5.28M (208") span Nimbus 4. All hollow-molded with 14 servos onboard including a retractable main wheel with brake. I launched it both piggy-backed on top of an R/C plane as well as aero-towed it behind. I often hand launched it off the cliffs at Torrey Pines. I later fitted it with electric power in the nose using a 14" folding prop. These days I'm taking a break from R/C flying and enjoying my Corvairs.

[Sunking]

I was sort of one of "those kids" way back. I never flew the serious 3D copters like they have today but I did get to travel for free all over the country and received lots of free R/C gear for compensation. I helped introduce Hacker Brushless Motors in the USA and was doing demos at both full size and R/C air shows.

Cool, I am not into gliders or soaring. I am high adrenaline 3D planes. I would not try 3D heli's, to much adrenaline for me. However I have only been doing it for 4 years now, and still have all 5 planes in 1 piece, some with glue.

I will be at Joe Nall this May flying and buying. Going to Myrtle Beach during Biker Week and drive over to Woodruff SC for a couple of days to the Triple Tree Aerodrome for the Spring Event. Can't beat it, golf, flying, and drunk half naked biker chicks everywhere.

[bcroe]

But I bet you had fun building and flying it?

No flying here, worked on ground models. Bruce

[SunEagle]

No flying here, worked on ground models. Bruce

Ah.Got it. I had a couple of those but they were RTD (ready to drive) right out of the box. Not the same as yours but still fun.

[SunEagle]

I was sort of one of "those kids" way back. I never flew the serious 3D copters like they have today but I did get to travel for free all over the country and received lots of free R/C gear for compensation. I helped introduce Hacker Brushless Motors in the USA and was doing demos at both full size and R/C air shows. It was fun for about two years and then I got tired of the travel and being away from home so much.

My real love has always been slope soaring large scale R/C sailplanes. Pictured is my 5.28M (208") span Nimbus 4. All hollow-molded with 14 servos onboard including a retractable main wheel with brake. I launched it both piggy-backed on top of an R/C plane as well as aero-towed it behind. I often hand launched it off the cliffs at Torrey Pines. I later fitted it with electric power in the nose using a 14" folding prop. These days I'm taking a break from R/C flying and enjoying my Corvairs.

That is a really cool sailplane. Much bigger than my friends Radian XL.

[Sunking]

I bet those wings drag the ground landing. Do they have skids? Hand launched?

[SunEagle]

I bet those wings drag the ground landing. Do they have skids? Hand launched?

My guess is either hand, bungee or catapult launched.

I use a catapult for my Zll. While it is a nice sized wing it is no where as big as that sail plane.

[Mike90250]

I remember my dad and I flying and pylon racing with 1/4 hp glow plug engines at +40K rpm. we'd use a starter from a car, in a box with battery to spin the prop, way to big to flip over by hand or with a chicken stick. 3 people to start, one to hold the plane, one to run the starter motor, and one to pull the glow plug wire off.
And then having to wash off the castor oil to repair the wing tissue from FOD upon landing, and the dope paint to glue it back together.
The racers my uncle had, took off from a rolling wire cradle, and had a magnesium lower body as skid for landing, with a counterweighted half blade prop.