Its every RC fliers nightmare !! :/ horrendous... But fun to watch
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Derek
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Yeah...these videos are terrible and yet amusing at the same time. I'd like to share one of my personal favorites.
20090327 Raptor 50 Missing Jesus Bolt - YouTube
20090327 Raptor 50 Missing Jesus Bolt - YouTube
coolgabsi
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Been a following a thread with people posting these somewhere
lol It's awesome! Lol
Fly safe!!
have fun!
Derek
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Oh wow! That's horrible.
I'm curious though....at a flying field like this...who has the "right of way"? I heard the guy say, "Didn't you hear me call Low Pass?" Clearly the heli guy was there. Is someone at fault here, or is this just an unfortunate accident?
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coolgabsi
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Well. IMO the rule of thumb is that ariplanes and helicopters SHOULD NOT share an air space. They should be far apart.. with a dead zone.
Second... if there is a crowded field.. like you would see in a lot of Funfly events, you should always have a spotter, in this case, the plane guy had spotters, dont know about the heli guy. but spotters help a lot in a crowded field. THats why they dont even let you fly in the main flying air space in a fun fly event if you dont have someone to spot you .
Third.. The low pass was called. The guy should have heard it and steared clear. htere is something I have seen .. because plane esp the scale guys fly pattern, most call their low approaches, touch and gos , landings and take offs. or even emergencies like dead sticks.
Heli guys .. more I have seen, are used to their own air space... and being a heli guy myself like to "hog" the airspace . we dont like to remain in a small area. One time I would be tic tocking in a 10 foot by 10 foot area.. and the other I would be doing a hurrican size of a football field.
Right of way .. is always given to the planes.. cause they cant stop at the drop of a coin and hover. they are moving wheather the pilot wants or not helis can stop and stay..
Second... if there is a crowded field.. like you would see in a lot of Funfly events, you should always have a spotter, in this case, the plane guy had spotters, dont know about the heli guy. but spotters help a lot in a crowded field. THats why they dont even let you fly in the main flying air space in a fun fly event if you dont have someone to spot you .
Third.. The low pass was called. The guy should have heard it and steared clear. htere is something I have seen .. because plane esp the scale guys fly pattern, most call their low approaches, touch and gos , landings and take offs. or even emergencies like dead sticks.
Heli guys .. more I have seen, are used to their own air space... and being a heli guy myself like to "hog" the airspace
. we dont like to remain in a small area. One time I would be tic tocking in a 10 foot by 10 foot area.. and the other I would be doing a hurrican size of a football field. Right of way .. is always given to the planes.. cause they cant stop at the drop of a coin and hover. they are moving wheather the pilot wants or not
helis can stop and stay..
Derek
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That makes sense.
For the most part, I tend to fly in a smaller area. However, my plane skills are getting better and my confidence is rising, so I'm starting to venture out further and higher. But...it's just me flying right now. I don't have anyone around here that I can fly with and I'm not a part of a club. However, my wife is gonna start flying with me this year and we are both looking to join the flying club that is really not that far from us. After seeing this video, and hearing the irritation in that guys voice, it raised the "right of way" question.
Thanks Gaba!!!
For the most part, I tend to fly in a smaller area. However, my plane skills are getting better and my confidence is rising, so I'm starting to venture out further and higher. But...it's just me flying right now. I don't have anyone around here that I can fly with and I'm not a part of a club. However, my wife is gonna start flying with me this year and we are both looking to join the flying club that is really not that far from us. After seeing this video, and hearing the irritation in that guys voice, it raised the "right of way" question.
Thanks Gaba!!!
