Len Mount & Dave Nieman Vintage 1977 Radio Controlled Model Helicopters

Len Mount & Dave Nieman Vintage 1977 Radio Controlled Model Helicopters - G-BJAM Trent Bell 47G

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11 жыл бұрын

Len Mount and Dave Nieman fly in (I believe) the 1977 British Nationals Scale Model Radio Controlled Helicopter Competition. Len Mount and Dave take joint first place. Dave Nieman also is seen flying a full size Westland-Bell 47G-3. This was operated by Trent Helicopters until '81 under the registration G-BJAM. Trent was a major service centre / pilot trainer in the 70s for Bell's, initially based in Luton Bedfordshire. They also became the first UK service centre for the new (at the time) Robinson R22. Trent no longer exist. World famous Len Mount still scratch builds and flies literally stunning scale model helicopters, often used for major film and TV work. Jim Morley is also interviewed who produced a superb range of scale R/C models for over 20 years.

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@johnhutson3917 Жыл бұрын

Sad to hear Len Mount passed away on 14th June 2023. He was a scale heli world champion multiple times. Look him up. He inspired me to get into scale rc helis.

@RAM512 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, what a flash back indeed. I have been flying R/C helis from 1986, and it was cool to see the old tech from way back when. I remember having that old stuff when I first started!!

@jeffmullinix7916 Жыл бұрын

The little man in the boat was shaken but not stirred .

@nipponhouseplayer 6 жыл бұрын

It is a form of fun insanity! Never sell your helicopter, you will regret it!! So many memories, thank you Dieter and everyone!

@mustekal 10 жыл бұрын

Gotta love the shiny jackets, the mustaches and the hair cuts... Thank you for posting this great video, I have been in this hobby for about 5 years and this is a great hindsight view at when this hobby still was in its early years.

@jimedwards4905 2 жыл бұрын

Wonderful footage, great memories

@Pearmain2009 8 жыл бұрын

Wow this takes me back to my youth and when as a boy I got into rc modelling. Len and Dave were nice guys

@livelongandprosper70 9 жыл бұрын

great video many bell bottoms and choppers to be had..takes me back..lol..

@andihobby 5 жыл бұрын

I have started 1985 with Schlueter Junior 50 II, oh my goodnees, today I use Raptor 90 3D, the different is unbelievable, but the fun isn't less :-)

@jeffmullinix7916 10 ай бұрын

This was 3-D flying back in the day . When you took your heli to fly and bring it back home in one peace . This did not happen vary much back then . If everything was right on the Morley they flew great .

@asifheliRC 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing models.

@EAGLEFLYER100 10 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. You can see me and my friend at 12.06 & 12.12 I'm the one with the dodgy shirt and super 8 camera. Thanks for posting the video, regards, Ian

@clivejones5880 4 жыл бұрын

3:42 That's John Griffith from Slough Radio Control flying the BO-105 (Schluter Heli-Boy with 4-rotor head) and Nigel. I used to fly with John at Eton College playing fields in 1980-81 when I was a young 16 years of age! John used to drive a Corvette Stingray and strap whatever Kalt helicopter he was flying that day to the luggage rack on the rear (if I remember correctly). I recall his first (successful) inverted helicopter flight. I used to love the Kalt Autogyro he had decked out as Little Nellie from Bond complete with firing rockets. Good days. I can't believe it was 40 years ago.

@iPilott 6 жыл бұрын

Wow! Thank goodness for technology and the evolution of computers and batteries! That used to be a "rich mans" hobby! CHEERS

@pauliether.c.guy.3349 5 жыл бұрын

Wow this is old as I am I was born in 1977 and even back then over 40 years ago you can see that these are see helicopters was very advanced for their time some of them employed collective pitch which was basically unheard of

@herobo123456 7 жыл бұрын

thanks for uploading

@Vesalempinen Жыл бұрын

I wonder where those gems are today.

@OregonMotorcycle 3 ай бұрын

Collecting dust in hobby shops around the world;)

@johnsmith-on4bj 7 жыл бұрын

Wrong guys, Kavan actually made a gyro in the early 70s. I know, i had one. But yes, it's true, these 1970s helis were very difficult to fly.

@Intrepid175a 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic! This was filmed about 5 years before I got in the hobby. My first RC aircraft was a helicopter, a Horizon. Were they using gyros on the tail in those days? Sometimes it seemed like they were and others I was not so sure. Either way, their control is impressive for the time. I learned to hover without a gyro for the first four months or so. I didn't know they existed yet. It was a challenge to say the least. It taught me how to set the tail and mechanically desensitize the tail controls as that was the only way to do it. My radio didn't have dual rates, let along things like expo. Once I finally did install a gyro on the tail, I discovered I could actually hover the model. It was a wonderful time.

@williamdrabble8781 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this. Was this filmed on video or film? Looks like video to me. I bet those heli's were pigs to fly

@rotarywing5922 8 жыл бұрын

Bit of a late reply but this was definitely 16mm film shot using a Arri BL, most likely. It might look like video as I only had a VHS copy of it, so the colour smearing looks a bit video-ish.

@rotarywing5922 8 жыл бұрын

Just to mention, this was shot on 16mm film for a magazine programme - something like Nationwide?? You can see the presenter at 8.05 in. Does anyone know who he is?

@marcusdoling7698 3 жыл бұрын

I think the presenter could be David Pratt who appeared in a Garden railway TV show a some years ago

@frednel4326 11 ай бұрын

👀👍

@ERICtheLATE 3 жыл бұрын

Anybody here every "fly" a Vertibird on a mission ?

@Echinger1 Жыл бұрын

Crazy! Nothing was done for the security of the visitors. No fence between the airfield and the Visitor area. Good, that these times are past.

@duydinhnguyen6225 10 жыл бұрын

At the time it is very higth cost of this hobby very nice to see all this i bet you are a old man now lol

@vanepico 9 жыл бұрын

Think of the risk assessments!!!!!

@kooshking 10 жыл бұрын

Old school. No gyros? Also, they seem to be standing awfully close to those large spinning blades ...

@Mateyhv1 9 жыл бұрын

David Lee No gyros for sure, Lol great times were those

@livelongandprosper70 9 жыл бұрын

David Lee yep no elf n safety munchkins about them lol..

@johnsmith-on4bj 6 жыл бұрын

Not so, Kavan made a model heli giro even then. I had one.

@barbaradubeck6393 7 жыл бұрын

Not a gyro in the bunch.

@kitinannasatien147 3 жыл бұрын

@BlueshiftRadio 2 жыл бұрын

awesome styrofoam shredding competition. 🤣

@undiaencasa Жыл бұрын

jj y ahora con vuelos 3d

@mattfranks4335 5 жыл бұрын

Everything is tobacco yellow .

@heliscat 4 жыл бұрын

Fully manual tail rotor. No thanks.