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Dec 18, 2003, 11:47 PM
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|> <b>Available from:</b> |< <a href="http://www.radiocarbonart.com/">Radio Carbon Art</a>, Paul Naton
|> <b>Length:</b> |< Roughly 90 minutes
|> <b>Format:</b> |< DVD and VHS
!Introduction
There are a few companies that I buy products from with out question of their products' quality. Nikon camera equipment is one, and videos from Paul Naton of Radio Carbon Art are another. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul and his wife Aimee a number of years ago at the Midwest Slope Challenge in Kansas, and again at several meetings at Soar Utah. When Paul comes out with a new DVD or video, I just buy it, no questions asked. Why? Because I've come to the conclusion that Paul knows what most soaring pilots desire in education/entertainment, and he delivers on each and every production he makes. I've seen every soaring video Paul has made over the last 10 years and I can recommend every one of them.
!DVD Contents
This review is about Paul's latest production entitled, "Just Want To Fly." There are several dimensions of this project that are a departure of Paul's previous work. First, there is less narration in this DVD than in most of the other projects Paul has produced. Also, there are more creative effects applied to the project than any other DVD Paul has produced. One other item that separates this project from his other work is that this DVD has multiple sections instead of a single full-length section
@905439:Tony Elliott's huge 1/3rd scale ETA
@905440:Vintage TG3 at Los Banos
!!Viva Los Banos
The first section is entitled "Viva Los Banos." Los Banos, in central California is one of the best soaring sites in the country, and makes those of us not living on the west coast, jealous. Viva Los Banos is the longest of the six sections, lasting 30 minutes.
Lynsel Miller's 1/4 scale TG 3 is portrayed using an old time black and white reel-to-reel process, making the TG-3 look like it's a full scale TG-3 being recorded during WW 2. By far, the largest and in my opinion, the most impressive sailplane at this event is Tony Elliot's 1/3 ETA. This sailplane is modeled after the world's largest full size plane. The full size ETA has over a 100' wingspan, with an average chord of only 2 feet! The root of the 1/3 scale ETA is about 10 inches, and the span is 33'! Tony tells me the fuselage was modified from a 1/3 scale ASH 25 and the wings are hand produced, obechi over foam, and made in 6 pieces total, plus the tiplets.
@905441:Sunset launch at Los Banos
@905442:1/4 scale Kirby Kite
!!Fall Fest Fun
The second section is entitled "Fall Fest Fun" runs about 14 minutes and provides an overview of the October Flying Festival which is held each year in Visalia CA. More than just a contest, the event is more of a gather of friends, old and new. To win the contest requires the pilot to be within a few seconds off of perfect for the entire contest, and make all of his/her landings. One of the highlights of this section are discussions with the first F3B winner, Skip Miller and former multiple world champion Joe Wurts. The coup-de-grace is the nighttime electric foamy pylon race, which alone provides enough excitement to make the Fall Festival a must-attend event, and enough to purchase this DVD!
!!The 186 MPH Circle
The 186 MPH Circle brings you to the world of extreme speed dynamic soaring (DS). When this DVD was made, the 200 MPH barrier hadn't been broken, but as Paul comments, it's just a few days away from being broken. Today, DS sailplanes are within 25 MPH of a new world record of 248 MPH. Even though the DVD records flights of 'only' 186 MPH, trust me, these planes are flying several times faster than most of us will ever see! I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the carnage. It's amazing how guys can blow up several thousand's of dollars worth of sailplanes and walk away smiling. The estimated airframe damage for the few days of flying was estimated at over $10,000! That's about $9,500 more than I ever want to lose flying sailplanes.
!!Big Air at Hahnemoos
Big Air At Hahnenmoos transports the viewer to Alpine soaring at it's best. Simon Coker provides the footage at this extreme altitude adventure. There are few places in the world that are dedicated to radio control airplanes and even fewer for radio controlled sailplanes. Hahnenmoos is one of these few. Located in the Swiss Alps, Hahnenmoos offers both thermal and slope lift and if nothing else, the scenery is simply breath taking.
@905443:Steve Condon and his beautiful all-molded Fox
@905444:Launch!
The Europeans seem to like large sailplanes and that is what you get to see in this section of the DVD. You won't see a 2-meter or 100" sailplanes here, and it appears that 4M is only a starting point. Imagine throwing a 5or 6 meter, multi-thousand-dollar glider off of a near vertical cliff into what would be considered marginal slope lift. These pilots do it all the time! They fly in a combination of slope and thermal lift and the conditions don't faze them a bit.
@905445
If you happen to be a newcomer, they have full time flight instructors, and a workshop that is to die for. If you ever make to this area of the world, you owe it to yourself to take the tram ride up to the pass.
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!!A Smorgasbord of Flying
"Just Want To Fly," the fifth section of this DVD is what I call a smorgasbord of flying. You'll see some of the most interesting footage ever assembled, including slope, thermal and even the environment. Some of this footage can be described as totally insane as you see a flyer caught in a huge hailstorm, or seeing Dave Reece's little rocket ship doing uncountable rolls per second. Scale birds, foamies, thermal and slope airplanes, moving and still photos consume the modeler. Paul managed to get some really interesting special affects and shows his creative power. I can't let the cat out of the bag, but the DVD shows a new way to store foamy, or the glider car or the…well, you'll just have to get the DVD and see for yourself.
<b>Editor's Note:</b> You can <a href="http://www.rcgroups.com/4267">watch the "Just Want to Fly" portion of the video online</a> right here at Lift Zone!
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!Conclusion
As usual, I can highly recommend Paul's work. It's entertaining, professionally filmed and produced by Radio Carbon Art. You can reach Paul at <a href="http://www.radiocarbonart.com/">Radio Carbon Art</a> and see all of the videos and DVD's he offers. I've seen all but one or two and I can highly recommend all of them.
| @905438
|> <b>Available from:</b> |< <a href="http://www.radiocarbonart.com/">Radio Carbon Art</a>, Paul Naton
|> <b>Length:</b> |< Roughly 90 minutes
|> <b>Format:</b> |< DVD and VHS
!Introduction
There are a few companies that I buy products from with out question of their products' quality. Nikon camera equipment is one, and videos from Paul Naton of Radio Carbon Art are another. I had the pleasure of meeting Paul and his wife Aimee a number of years ago at the Midwest Slope Challenge in Kansas, and again at several meetings at Soar Utah. When Paul comes out with a new DVD or video, I just buy it, no questions asked. Why? Because I've come to the conclusion that Paul knows what most soaring pilots desire in education/entertainment, and he delivers on each and every production he makes. I've seen every soaring video Paul has made over the last 10 years and I can recommend every one of them.
!DVD Contents
This review is about Paul's latest production entitled, "Just Want To Fly." There are several dimensions of this project that are a departure of Paul's previous work. First, there is less narration in this DVD than in most of the other projects Paul has produced. Also, there are more creative effects applied to the project than any other DVD Paul has produced. One other item that separates this project from his other work is that this DVD has multiple sections instead of a single full-length section
@905439:Tony Elliott's huge 1/3rd scale ETA
@905440:Vintage TG3 at Los Banos
!!Viva Los Banos
The first section is entitled "Viva Los Banos." Los Banos, in central California is one of the best soaring sites in the country, and makes those of us not living on the west coast, jealous. Viva Los Banos is the longest of the six sections, lasting 30 minutes.
Lynsel Miller's 1/4 scale TG 3 is portrayed using an old time black and white reel-to-reel process, making the TG-3 look like it's a full scale TG-3 being recorded during WW 2. By far, the largest and in my opinion, the most impressive sailplane at this event is Tony Elliot's 1/3 ETA. This sailplane is modeled after the world's largest full size plane. The full size ETA has over a 100' wingspan, with an average chord of only 2 feet! The root of the 1/3 scale ETA is about 10 inches, and the span is 33'! Tony tells me the fuselage was modified from a 1/3 scale ASH 25 and the wings are hand produced, obechi over foam, and made in 6 pieces total, plus the tiplets.
@905441:Sunset launch at Los Banos
@905442:1/4 scale Kirby Kite
!!Fall Fest Fun
The second section is entitled "Fall Fest Fun" runs about 14 minutes and provides an overview of the October Flying Festival which is held each year in Visalia CA. More than just a contest, the event is more of a gather of friends, old and new. To win the contest requires the pilot to be within a few seconds off of perfect for the entire contest, and make all of his/her landings. One of the highlights of this section are discussions with the first F3B winner, Skip Miller and former multiple world champion Joe Wurts. The coup-de-grace is the nighttime electric foamy pylon race, which alone provides enough excitement to make the Fall Festival a must-attend event, and enough to purchase this DVD!
!!The 186 MPH Circle
The 186 MPH Circle brings you to the world of extreme speed dynamic soaring (DS). When this DVD was made, the 200 MPH barrier hadn't been broken, but as Paul comments, it's just a few days away from being broken. Today, DS sailplanes are within 25 MPH of a new world record of 248 MPH. Even though the DVD records flights of 'only' 186 MPH, trust me, these planes are flying several times faster than most of us will ever see! I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the carnage. It's amazing how guys can blow up several thousand's of dollars worth of sailplanes and walk away smiling. The estimated airframe damage for the few days of flying was estimated at over $10,000! That's about $9,500 more than I ever want to lose flying sailplanes.
!!Big Air at Hahnemoos
Big Air At Hahnenmoos transports the viewer to Alpine soaring at it's best. Simon Coker provides the footage at this extreme altitude adventure. There are few places in the world that are dedicated to radio control airplanes and even fewer for radio controlled sailplanes. Hahnenmoos is one of these few. Located in the Swiss Alps, Hahnenmoos offers both thermal and slope lift and if nothing else, the scenery is simply breath taking.
@905443:Steve Condon and his beautiful all-molded Fox
@905444:Launch!
The Europeans seem to like large sailplanes and that is what you get to see in this section of the DVD. You won't see a 2-meter or 100" sailplanes here, and it appears that 4M is only a starting point. Imagine throwing a 5or 6 meter, multi-thousand-dollar glider off of a near vertical cliff into what would be considered marginal slope lift. These pilots do it all the time! They fly in a combination of slope and thermal lift and the conditions don't faze them a bit.
@905445
If you happen to be a newcomer, they have full time flight instructors, and a workshop that is to die for. If you ever make to this area of the world, you owe it to yourself to take the tram ride up to the pass.
@905446
@905447
!!A Smorgasbord of Flying
"Just Want To Fly," the fifth section of this DVD is what I call a smorgasbord of flying. You'll see some of the most interesting footage ever assembled, including slope, thermal and even the environment. Some of this footage can be described as totally insane as you see a flyer caught in a huge hailstorm, or seeing Dave Reece's little rocket ship doing uncountable rolls per second. Scale birds, foamies, thermal and slope airplanes, moving and still photos consume the modeler. Paul managed to get some really interesting special affects and shows his creative power. I can't let the cat out of the bag, but the DVD shows a new way to store foamy, or the glider car or the…well, you'll just have to get the DVD and see for yourself.
<b>Editor's Note:</b> You can <a href="http://www.rcgroups.com/4267">watch the "Just Want to Fly" portion of the video online</a> right here at Lift Zone!
@905448
!Conclusion
As usual, I can highly recommend Paul's work. It's entertaining, professionally filmed and produced by Radio Carbon Art. You can reach Paul at <a href="http://www.radiocarbonart.com/">Radio Carbon Art</a> and see all of the videos and DVD's he offers. I've seen all but one or two and I can highly recommend all of them.