Australian Airshow - F-22 Raptor
Looking forward to seeing the F-22 Raptor in action at the 2013 Australian Airshow this weekend.
Are you coming?
Are you coming?
Perfect F-18 EDF 90mm Shot on Take Off
Nice shoot of an F-18 edf jet 90mm just before take off.
The photographer who supplied the photo said he did not use photo-shop and took him heaps of attempts to get it just right.
Share some nice ones here too
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The photographer who supplied the photo said he did not use photo-shop and took him heaps of attempts to get it just right.
Share some nice ones here too
Share more here:
https://plus.google.com/communities/...6-da26df6785e9
What would have to be in it for you?
Hi,
I have been a hobby enthusiast for a while and make my living as a web developer and online retailer. I would like to create something for the toy and hobby industry end user, and I would like to hear from you.
What a Hobby only marketplace must have for you to use it?
All suggestions are welcome and will be seriously considered.
I have been a hobby enthusiast for a while and make my living as a web developer and online retailer. I would like to create something for the toy and hobby industry end user, and I would like to hear from you.
What a Hobby only marketplace must have for you to use it?
All suggestions are welcome and will be seriously considered.
RC Truck 4x4 Crash into tree - Could have been a broken leg
Hi all,
I have been playing with my models for about 6 years now.
My first RC 4x4 was a Thunder Tiger S28 monster truck. It was heaps of fun, loud and smoky.
I remember playing one day in a empty park and there was only one tree in the middle of it that could damage the truck, and somehow, I managed to destroy the front and rear suspension on the left side after hitting that tree at full speed.
The funny thing is that I though I was driving the truck a few meters away in distance from the tree.
This was my first RC truck crash and thought me a lesson to never, ever play near people as if the same thing had hit a person, we would definitely end up in hospital.
Did you learn a safety lesson on your own and see how important it is?
Please share a happy/funny ending crash history that is also a safety lesson.
Thank you for reading
I have been playing with my models for about 6 years now.
My first RC 4x4 was a Thunder Tiger S28 monster truck. It was heaps of fun, loud and smoky.
I remember playing one day in a empty park and there was only one tree in the middle of it that could damage the truck, and somehow, I managed to destroy the front and rear suspension on the left side after hitting that tree at full speed.
The funny thing is that I though I was driving the truck a few meters away in distance from the tree.
This was my first RC truck crash and thought me a lesson to never, ever play near people as if the same thing had hit a person, we would definitely end up in hospital.
Did you learn a safety lesson on your own and see how important it is?
Please share a happy/funny ending crash history that is also a safety lesson.
Thank you for reading
How many crashes until first nice controlled landing?
Hi guys,
I was just thinking of what would be a nice thread and after a while I decided to share how was my introduction to RC and see how many of you guys have done something similar or were a better listener than I was.
Back in 2006 I had some free time and decided that a RC plane would be a nice thing to take on and enjoy playing with.
I went to a shop and there were a range of Park Zone models from warbirds to trainers.
The shop attendant insisted a Super Cub was the best option to start with as I didn't have much experience. Well I would crash it anyway based on what the guy said...so I bought a... Spitfire.
I could not wait to get home assemble it and take to the local park.
As I was in London at the time, the weather turned bad and I had to wait a few days to take it out.
When I finally took it out, I can say my first flight lasted about 2 seconds before the plane rolled on its back and crashed. I later realized I had ailerons moving in the wrong direction... Many lessons on that.
Check operation of radio.
Do not throw the plane straight up.
Put throttle before you launch
and many more.
I manged to fix it and my next flight was straight and I had to run 2 football fields to retrieve the plane and launch it in the other direction so I would land it near where I started.
Long story short.
I smashed 2 spitfires and one Mustang before I bought the white boring look Piper Cub.
The Piper Cub was the first plane I managed to take off from the ground, do a few circuits, loops and landed with total control.
My rc story starts a bit before I bought these planes and I will write about it in another occasion.
Share your story. How many planes/crashes until first successful one.
Or did you use a Sim and never smashed a plane?
Thank you for reading
I was just thinking of what would be a nice thread and after a while I decided to share how was my introduction to RC and see how many of you guys have done something similar or were a better listener than I was.
Back in 2006 I had some free time and decided that a RC plane would be a nice thing to take on and enjoy playing with.
I went to a shop and there were a range of Park Zone models from warbirds to trainers.
The shop attendant insisted a Super Cub was the best option to start with as I didn't have much experience. Well I would crash it anyway based on what the guy said...so I bought a... Spitfire.
I could not wait to get home assemble it and take to the local park.
As I was in London at the time, the weather turned bad and I had to wait a few days to take it out.
When I finally took it out, I can say my first flight lasted about 2 seconds before the plane rolled on its back and crashed. I later realized I had ailerons moving in the wrong direction... Many lessons on that.
Check operation of radio.
Do not throw the plane straight up.
Put throttle before you launch
and many more.
I manged to fix it and my next flight was straight and I had to run 2 football fields to retrieve the plane and launch it in the other direction so I would land it near where I started.
Long story short.
I smashed 2 spitfires and one Mustang before I bought the white boring look Piper Cub.
The Piper Cub was the first plane I managed to take off from the ground, do a few circuits, loops and landed with total control.
My rc story starts a bit before I bought these planes and I will write about it in another occasion.
Share your story. How many planes/crashes until first successful one.
Or did you use a Sim and never smashed a plane?
Thank you for reading
