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Elev-8: Beat this!

ercoerco Posts: 20,259
edited 2012-03-14 11:33 in General Discussion
Ain't nuttin' dis ol' boy cain't do with a plain ol' plane! Fantastic exhibition flying.

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  • Ron CzapalaRon Czapala Posts: 2,418
    edited 2012-03-08 16:33
    People that can fly like that astound me! I can barely keep a battery powered park-flyer in the air....
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-03-08 16:50
    I can hover a plane. If . . . it has a gyro for the rudder and . . . it's on a flight simulator.

    That was amazing. I initially wondered if he had a gyro on the rudder but I don't think he could do many of those tricks with a gyro so I doubt he uses one.
  • YoshtiYoshti Posts: 108
    edited 2012-03-08 17:15
    HOLY Smile..that is awesome!
    I can do some of it...during a uncontrolled crash! LOL... Even with my Super Cub! Usually its a mistake ! lmao

    Won't even try with my Spitfire... let alone my Icon A5 !

    Darn these guys are excellent !
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-03-08 17:23
    One big motor, one prop with lots of bite and some big control surfaces on the back end.....sure I could turn that into a smoking hole in the ground!!!

    Awesome flying! He made me nervous a couple times when that spiraling tail got close to the ground!
  • TtailspinTtailspin Posts: 1,326
    edited 2012-03-08 17:42
    I can't make out the dinner plates on the ground, they must be the small ones...
    And I am not so sure that was a figure 8 anyway...:innocent:

    Still, that was some pretty cool flying..


    -Tommy
  • lanternfishlanternfish Posts: 366
    edited 2012-03-09 00:40
    How awesome was that! O_o O_o

    Imagine the telemetry data if it was loaded with accelerometers, strategically [laced stress guage's e.g. in the wing spar. And a live video feed from the cockpit. Probably would need a supply of sick bags - just in case!
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-03-09 07:57
    lanternfish wrote: »
    [laced stress guage's e.g. in the wing spar.

    There were more than a few moves that I thought should have ripped those wings off.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2012-03-10 07:06
    LOL... all I get is the sound. And that alone is quite dramatic.

    These days I am building a Foamy 3D electric - just to see if I can learn anything.
  • ratronicratronic Posts: 1,451
    edited 2012-03-10 13:04
    erco that kid must have some kind of phsycic link thru the sticks to the plane. That is a very cool video, I would have liked to see a closer look at the pilot.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2012-03-10 20:14
    Finally got the video. This guy certainly CAN fly. Onecan learn quite a bit about aileron and throttle control from the video. Love the smoke and the noise.
  • Roy ElthamRoy Eltham Posts: 3,000
    edited 2012-03-12 09:14
    It's not flying better, but it's pretty darn cool: http://youtu.be/eA4U-6GmkUw
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2012-03-12 10:42
    Loopy Byteloose wrote: »
    LOL... all I get is the sound. And that alone is quite dramatic.

    These days I am building a Foamy 3D electric - just to see if I can learn anything.

    If you want a real thrill after 3D, try the 4D:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfTdbbTE77A

    I     can only afford to fly these on my Simulator. :)

    Jim
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2012-03-12 10:42
    Nice find Roy!
  • TharkunTharkun Posts: 67
    edited 2012-03-12 12:24
    No Elev-8, but a (simple) quad:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTWmOHedrXw
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2012-03-12 12:50
    Definitive a well seasoned heli pilot.
  • Invent-O-DocInvent-O-Doc Posts: 768
    edited 2012-03-13 17:04
    THat is some thrust/weight ratio!
  • Spiral_72Spiral_72 Posts: 791
    edited 2012-03-13 21:13
    I was THERE!! :)..... one day later (Saturday). If you live withing 100miles of the place, it's worth the drive. They had a pilot bring a jet powered model down the runway at about 20ft altitude in a high alpha..... not gonna tell you what happened to it later.

    My favorite was the twin ducted fan A-10 with maybe a 12ft wingspan.
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2012-03-14 11:33
    Who needs a DeLorian when you can have an Audi?

    4D? I'd have to buy more channels on a 2.4Ghz radio set up. A rather big price barrier as I am running an old 4 channel 73Mhz set up now.

    Pretty soon everything will be a flying rock.
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