That is my video I took a long time ago. I flew in that show and wrangled a 250 pound C-47 with paratroopers. It was a heck of a show and cost million or more to produce each year. 

 

The B-29 in that video lost three engines and tried to make it back to the landing area but a large tree got in the way. They lost another one just like the year before as it lost radio contact and went straight in. 

I wouldn't stand such a fate to my beloved large scale RC...   All I did was RC gliders, long ago... I liked it, but I didn't have the time, nor the space and will to keep fixing and building air models.

 

I did consider electric helicopters a couple of years ago, but the investment went to flight simulation and RL flying instead...

 

As far as using a RC simulator is concerned, I think I would never use such a "tool".... Feels to me like a 2nd order simulation - the simulation of a simulation.... 

The Hawker Cygnet was a 2 seat aircraft with an empty weight of 373 lb.

Balloon boy would probably have had better luck getting into the air on one of these things than that plastic toy the news choppers were chasing!

That is my video I took a long time ago. I flew in that show and wrangled a 250 pound C-47 with paratroopers. It was a heck of a show and cost million or more to produce each year. 

 

The B-29 in that video lost three engines and tried to make it back to the landing area but a large tree got in the way. They lost another one just like the year before as it lost radio contact and went straight in. 

 

Warbird, do you miss flying RC?  Does sim flying fit the bill now. I tried both but too expensive$$$$$$ for both.

Nothing will compare to flying those large rc aircraft but they were special and only flew a few times a year. Sim flying is much cheaper and much easier on the nerves and works for me now that I am older. 

Nothing will compare to flying those large rc aircraft but they were special and only flew a few times a year. Sim flying is much cheaper and much easier on the nerves and works for me now that I am older. 

Yea warbirds i have flown in the 

 

Annual B-17 Gathering at Bomber Field!

           

       

 

Come check out the annual B-17 gathering at Bomber Field from September 17th-19th and spectate the awesome site of legendary warbirds taking flight! A portion of all spectator fees will go to Deputy Darren Goforth's family who sadly lost his life earlier this month. 

 

in my superchipmunk trainer 80 inch wing span and i can say rc is alot of fun.have seen some real amazing things. Had to give it up because of the money.

 

Regards Ted Kiser

This one is cool also:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rt9zX1rZFU

 

and what I've often ended up while I was around 16y old.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_b_jYUM23w

 

So frustrating I gave up, but might get back again after seeing a (smaller ) electric Ultimate hovering. Seems so much fun now after ~25 years.- Are there real planes that can hover, apart some tiltrotors?

I remember first bumping into these huge flying models at A hobby shop when I was a kid. Awe inspiring, but the first thing I wondered about was what you did if you spent all that money and they crashed.

 

Seeing CyberMikes vid just makes me wince!

 

Are there real planes that can hover, apart some tiltrotors?

 

Would these do?

 

 

 

Are there real planes that can hover, apart some tiltrotors?

 

It occurs to me some of these vertical takeoff planes would probably be cool in FSX, for instance.......

 

Looks like they would be a handful! 

Seems the Edge is only one of many real 3D planes. You can find lots of such in RC.

 

In an interview the A380 with 5 meters wingspan owner said, it took him 2 years to build. And he's retired, so probably two years full time if you build all from scratch.

 

Now on youtube theres another with 5.8m wingspan and Etihad livery build by him.- Maybe he did two?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW98VqJ4u18