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@BMSWEB9 жыл бұрын
When I say I loved this episode, it's a total understatement. Freaking awesome . . loved everything about it and it brought back lots of memories . . mind you my rubber powered models were nothing like this at all.
@FliteTest9 жыл бұрын
Thanks! :)
@Mazda6B69 жыл бұрын
My father saw me watching this episode and said the same thing. He used to play with the thin balsa wood planes.
@emerychandler9 жыл бұрын
I have a small balsa rubber band fighter sitting on my desk now waiting to be finished, I wanna see the other kind f1d- id like to get into that as well
@jaydog76907 жыл бұрын
I totally agree with you
@stinkymans50027 жыл бұрын
I was thinking of building a balsa wood plane myself. I was wondering what that tissue paper-looking stuff around the frame of the planes was.
@billswingle26729 жыл бұрын
You know when I was younger I dismissed free flight as a waste. But now I 've changed my tune. This episode was stupendous! Loved it! Long live the free flite Goose!!
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
Bill, thanks so much, and come join in the fun! You can find out more at freeflight.org
@billswingle26729 жыл бұрын
Also, the way this gentleman's models fly just illustrates the supreme modeler he is. He is an artist! I bow in honor sir!
@j-rockeastwood20135 жыл бұрын
Really beautiful planes. So intricate detail and they are so fragile. This guys smile just lets you know how much he loves flight. Brightened my day!! Awesome
@VitalityMassage9 жыл бұрын
Orville and Wilbur would be so proud! One of the coolest video so far no doubt. Next day: I had to watch this again. So cool.
@glitchinthematrix57614 жыл бұрын
What's popcorn have anything to do with flight?
@taofledermaus9 жыл бұрын
I would like to see a little nitro, scratch-built (or balsa kit) planes. Stuff that predates the ARF-era of RC.
@FliteTest9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the suggestion, such episodes are in the works!
@charlieanderson14489 жыл бұрын
Never thought you would be on here !
@taofledermaus9 жыл бұрын
Charlie Anderson I enjoy this channel. It's kind of a Mythbusters/Top Gear vibe but without all the fluff to fill a 60 minute slot!
@chrispychickin9 жыл бұрын
FliteTest ***** I second this, I'd really like to see you guys attempt a scratch build using balsa, it's not as flimsy, or difficult to work with as most people raised on foamies believe.
@taofledermaus9 жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed building the planes as much as flying them. I love the smell of the castor oil exhaust too...
@adampeterson3439 жыл бұрын
That Spruce Goose is amazing
@jerryel28 жыл бұрын
Amazing little freeflight planes and the amazing folks who came up with the rocket launches and build these aircraft. Kudos to them and to you for showing this fantastic almost forgotten hobby of freeflight.
@ryanstanley22449 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing this episode on free flight and rocket launched gliders. I'm hopked on your inexpensive electric foamies, but the creativity and building skills evident here are awe inspiring. This is great stuff, and I'd love to see more of it.
@skylinevspec0009 жыл бұрын
my jaw was on the floor when they launched that spruce.. thanks again for this episode
@thondupandrugtsang9 жыл бұрын
What amazing planes.this guy is a genius.
@BillAnt5 жыл бұрын
And a great family... what would I give to have never met my ex-wife.. I would have been happier all that time... ha-ha-ha
@janniklasbehlen5 жыл бұрын
"that is exactly right"
@StubProductions9 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful video! Great husband and wife team! Love their smiles and their amazing flying machines! Thank you for sharing!
@AlphaMachina5 жыл бұрын
These planes are just beautiful. You can see how delicate they are in how smoothly they fly.
@UCs6ktlulE5BEeb3vBBOu6DQ8 жыл бұрын
"wait here, I've got a plane to catch"
@JPG238 жыл бұрын
Niiiice one
@pooorman-diy11045 жыл бұрын
...and call 911 if i haven't come back in 30 minutes ...
@BillAnt5 жыл бұрын
Hold my beer! ;D
@cptndltrne4 жыл бұрын
josh is the most calm badass ever
@sirhilsam8 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS! So frikin AWESOME! No control yet they fly beautifully. He is a flying genius. Get this guy on your team PLEASE!!!!
@greenrectanglerc21467 жыл бұрын
Bringing back the memories rockets and gliders, rockets and gliders, but mine weren't quit this cool. Wow just fantastic stuff. This is why I watch your channel. Anyone can review the latest offering from DJI but you guys found this.... Outstanding!
@BrianAlaniz9 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos in a long time! The amount of time, ingenuity and engineering put into those is absolutely astounding.
@marcscott48019 жыл бұрын
This is awesome engineering! I'm loving how you're branching out into different types of model flight 😃 👍 (that transparent rubber-band plane at the end was gorgeous!)
@agrxdrowflow9588 жыл бұрын
Do you have any idea how difficult free flight is?!? Everything on that plane has to be absolutely perfect to fly that well. This guy makes it look so easy, but it's not!! He's a national treasure.
@horse54a8 жыл бұрын
+Scott Wolford I was thinking the same thing, about him, I am sixty years old, and I did not know all of the things that had happened to the hobby besides all the shops closing down, my city sold the only flying field we had, it has been a bummer, but now I am excited again, I want to bring this to all the disadvantaged kids in our city!
@Shortsircut15 жыл бұрын
Free flight is only difficult because no one does it any more. Back in the forty's and fifty's it was the norm and not that hard to do. My brother and I learned all this stuff back in the 60's as kids building Guillows balsa and tissue models, it was great fun...especially after we discovered Cox baby-bee and Tee-dee glow engines!!! I used to fly those microfilm covered free flights in the Kodak Gymnasium in Rochester NY back in the 80's, they took A LOT of patience to build properly!
@matthewthomas71604 жыл бұрын
I still do it with a group of friends and my physics teacher
@michaelwier12224 жыл бұрын
i was absolutely awestruck! I don't know what impressed me the most, The spring loaded wings of the rocket plane or the Spruce Goose. Awesome!!!
@bonob01235 жыл бұрын
I may be a tough dude but damn it warms my heart how happy these fragile planes make that guy and how proud he is of his creations. What a pro too, all his stuff worked straight out of the box and he had his little tools and gizmos like the styrofoam holder. A craftsman who had put a lot of work into his little babies.
@radiantjet4189 жыл бұрын
That is so cool! I really like the Spruce Goose! Even tho it's rubber band powered, that took some real engineering!
@stridermt2k8 жыл бұрын
Just wonderful. Almost in tears here at the beauty of these machines.
@avdkev5 жыл бұрын
Pussy
@pervertedchef49615 жыл бұрын
Art with Kevin hes a pussy your the one with the earbuds in your nose dumbass
@DobyxRC9 жыл бұрын
This is the grass roots of our hobby and I must admit I have forgotten about free flight, but it is how most of us started. Very nostalgic and enjoyable to re-visit those memories of balsa building a free flight aircraft. I think I might go to my local hobby store and visit the back shelf thats covered in dust and pick out a "kit"
@erikeggenbakstad8 жыл бұрын
Rubber band airplanes was the first thing I started with at around the age of 10 I think. So nice to see this being still going strong out there. Thank you for the review!
@AdventureBrad9 жыл бұрын
Still waiting on the Windestal FPV Blimp! Thanks for all the great videos!
@AnimilesYT9 жыл бұрын
My first flying model plane was a free flight plane. This video brought back memorys. Thanks you :D
@thethirdman2259 жыл бұрын
This and the episode on indoor free flight were brilliant. Thanks guys and thanks to Josh and Hope.
@chaddicusthegreat9 жыл бұрын
This was a great episode! I've never seen free flight planes before. The way this man engineers is the real breath of fresh air. Can't wait to see what you guys make after all this. Also, the 30 minute free flight ultralight planes at the end, I cannot wait to see that!
@edwill629 жыл бұрын
Amazing , the first plane i ever flew was a rubber powered balsa plane....I than spent months and years building gas powered balsa planes that i never actually flew more than a few seconds, only to watch them shatter. Today's electric technology has allowed this old man to have his childhood dream come true. A couple years ago i had successful flights and few crashes. ( most crashes was experimenting with multiple models ), I have a larger hanger now...To see this Video bought back some memories. Thanks Guys for sharing this video. Those rocket powered ones were neat.
@scottsen21289 жыл бұрын
Sick and home and watching Flite test
@fupabox9 жыл бұрын
Me too ... cool episode
@__Leon__9 жыл бұрын
me too man
@LukasBonny9 жыл бұрын
Hahah, me too!
@Ainges19 жыл бұрын
true
@dominykasciunys33689 жыл бұрын
Me too
@sghering17 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite FT vids yet. That guy was pretty fun to watch.
@stephenrumer69539 жыл бұрын
Wow, these aircraft have a definite historical value, lots of ingenuity put into them, and are all works of aviation art!! well done on the Spruce Goose! quite an epic flight! Thank you
@matthewmiller15799 жыл бұрын
This is a ... engine, just like what you would buy at Walmart" The most exciting thing I have found at an English supermarket is a tape dispenser :/
@thompo9998 жыл бұрын
that made me laugh to. yeh i'll just pop to waitrose and pick up their biggest rocket motor. potato yes, rocket motors no! lol
@yakacm8 жыл бұрын
+Matthew Miller what about the fireworks?
@kieronwheeler30876 жыл бұрын
Yeah, but you need ID for the tape dispensers with the metal cutters.
@kieronwheeler30876 жыл бұрын
Supermarkets don't sell fireworks year round.
@WereAlreadyHere5 жыл бұрын
your walmarts dont have a little model rocket section? They do in canada!
@GaragebandandBeyond9 жыл бұрын
Great episode, the new host is doing a good job!
@FliteTest9 жыл бұрын
Eric is pretty rad. :D (At least we think so) -AF
@aarevalo499 жыл бұрын
***** I think it would be fun to add a small servo, receiver and a 1S LiPo ala Eflite so that you could steer the glider away from those kite-eating trees.
@SuperFrodo959 жыл бұрын
Those indoor planes at the end were incredible. I would never have thought something could fly so slowly and so precisely in such a small area.
@lylevasser9 жыл бұрын
Enjoying the variety of flying you guys are bringing to the show. Congrats! Another winner!
@sorcc05 жыл бұрын
KZfaq Algorithm: 2015: nope 2016: nah 2017: too early 2018: no but soon 2019: *yes why not recommend it!*
@Alex-eo4sn5 жыл бұрын
name_people This is starting to get overused.
@GaryMortimer9 жыл бұрын
Genius, very impressed
@RobBarnett9 жыл бұрын
Genius indeed. I've never seen anything like those folding wing glider rockets. Porn for free-flight enthusiasts! Thanks for the post Gary.
@GarySolomon9 жыл бұрын
Genius! I've got to share this!
@BillAnt5 жыл бұрын
Yep, just like porn, you get exited watching the rocket go up, then the "thingy" pops out. lol
@weeliano9 жыл бұрын
This is so nostalgic for me, I started this hobby with rubber wound planes and chuck gliders too. Great episode!
@kenpovall73116 жыл бұрын
What can you say about this video, except WOW !. A big thank you to the guys who put this video together and to Joshua for sharing his amazing planes with us.
@chrismillersrcfamily9 жыл бұрын
Awesome episode this week..
@mu2freighter9 жыл бұрын
Very cool! If you want to look into the free flight stuff, I highly recommend you look into the DC Maxecuters clubin the MD/DC area. I used to hang out with some of the hobby legends in the 80s like Don Srull, Tom Schmitt, Pat Daily and Dave Rees to name a few and I learned a _lot_ from them. Super nice folks and outstanding human beings.
@stevenwrigley96949 жыл бұрын
Sadly the legend that is Dave Rees is not with us anymore.
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
Glenn, I used to fly with Dave. What an incredible man he was!
@mu2freighter9 жыл бұрын
All of those guys were and are exceptional people. If we've lost Dave Rees, that'd be a shame...but he taught many things and I don't doubt it will keep being passed on to the reliable small percentage of young people who find their way to this hobby. There's never been a better time to be in R/C, and with those numbers soaring I'm sure some will want to make the crossover, likely more than ever before!
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
Glenn Horowitz Glenn, yeah, Dave passed away a couple years ago. He is missed by a lot of us, but we're carrying on the legacy of his super light scale models. I've never been able to achieve that wandering flight pattern his models had, though. His wife's models flew the same way. It was like they had minds of their own. Don, Tom, and Pat are all still flying very actively though. If I'm not mistaken, Don is still flying that DO-X he built for the nats so long ago. It's since been converted to R/C.
@Jack2Japan9 жыл бұрын
Very nice episode. It's nice to have some "side trip" videos like this and the winch-glider one to learn about other aspects of flight. Looking forward to the F1D episode.
@388gruardian9 жыл бұрын
I love seeing the diversity of this hobby. Also, how a simple aircraft can bring so much entertainment value. I own a full on DJI 450 with naza on it and i love it but, i also own a umx radian and I have just as much fun with it also. It really comes down to simple things brings more joy.
@HotPocketMcFarlane8 жыл бұрын
I'd love to purchase plans to build the spruce goose
@RCmies9 жыл бұрын
Very good video. I really want that aircraft you showed in the end that can fly slow for a long time. I literally just want it flyin around in my living room.. Could you get some of these in your stock to buy? I really do want it :/
@Smilemonster19129 жыл бұрын
They are going to be expensive since every single one is finely hand crafted and tuned to perfectio.
@344vengence9 жыл бұрын
It would be nice to have a general price for the kit and then a RTF one, even if just a price range, as "expensive" can vary greatly form person to person. ie Chad & JB.
@RCmies9 жыл бұрын
Yes I would love to have it as a kit and hell I would pay 80 dollars or whatever for this if it's really good quality like it seems to be.
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
James York the closest thing to that right now is the Ikara Butterfly. The ultralights like the ones shown in the video are completely a scratch build affair. Several of us in the indoor community are exploring ways to produce kits, but it is a pretty big undertaking. The models are extremely fragile (the one you saw flying in the video weighs about as much as a paper clip) and in most cases use extremely thin balsa for key components. This thin balsa is currently only available from one individual who lives in the UK, and his operation is 100% custom order. I would direct anyone interested to indoornewsandviews.com and the forum at hippocketaeronautics.com, where you can find out how to build them and where to obtain parts.
@dbtest1179 жыл бұрын
Hey an better idea, is to buy some balsa, the thinnest you can find, find a drawing of one, get that film they use, and a rubber band. And build it. They are all hand-built by humans, and I guess you are a human too. Just an idea, I built a free-flying glider of some scrap balsa I had. Just google a glider drawing on the net and found one. Bad design on that drawing, the wing was not properly placed, CG way of. But that is easy to test while building and adjusting accordingly.
@X-Gen-0017 жыл бұрын
Those were brilliant. I especially liked the Spruce Goose and the fragile indoor plane near the end.
@IanTanLK4 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I've watched on 2020. Love that rocket launch glider
@VulpisFoxfire7 жыл бұрын
Nice...these kinds of rocket gliders are more complcated than the 'pop pod' variety. And you have to be careful with the srength, lest ye exceed what we rocketeers call 'the speed of balsa'.
@nike12000haha9 жыл бұрын
You guys need to get one of those pop out wing ones and then put micro servos on it and make it controlled
@dbtest1179 жыл бұрын
Rocket launched glider, that would be awesome. Instead of DLG, now ok I find DLG fun too. Just need to get one of those also.
@pinchebug90169 жыл бұрын
Good show. Those rocket glider designs are excellent and the spruce goose flight was awesome!
@RCLimit9 жыл бұрын
Simply innovating! Thank you for sharing Josh and Eric, this is why we love this hobby and fly.
@987kestrel9 жыл бұрын
I believe there was a documentary called "Float" that looked at these types of aircraft. Not sure of the status of it though.
@344vengence9 жыл бұрын
www.floatdocumentary.com/
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
Float is unfortunately rather stalled out at the moment. Ben Saks seems to be busy pursuing other ventures right now. I look forward to it finally being made public, but in the meantime, we've got awesome folks like Flite Test showing the world what it's all about. Hopefully they can get something organized to capture footage of indoor flying at one of the big sites like Lakehurst or West Baden.
@jacknimble19 жыл бұрын
I just watched the video. Really interesting stuff that I never knew about before this. Thanks Rickshaw and FT!
@bilge6777 жыл бұрын
can you shoot those things with a bow?
@quinnking84057 жыл бұрын
that is such a good idea!! id love to see that happen!!!
@NotNibrasakhi7 жыл бұрын
Fyre lol I make a styrofoam glider and I shoot it with dart
@dbkeeg7 жыл бұрын
Fyre OR SHOT THE PLANE FROM A BOW
@DrGonzosCondiments9 жыл бұрын
love your passion for your hobby, the community that you're building and the quality of your productions. Communication and Education. Keep doing that voodoo that you do!
@doveboyz8573 жыл бұрын
So much fun guys! I'm also a fan of Josh and Hope. Great people, great model engineering! Thanks 👍.
@KHos739 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see Ornithoptors and/or Gyrocopters ina flite test video :) Please?
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
Stay tuned. Your wish will soon be fulfilled (at least on the ornithopter part).
@KHos739 жыл бұрын
joshuawfinn Brilliant! I would like to ask if you/ the team Flite Test would be interested to take a look at a RC Flight Simulator I have created? I'll give a free copy to anyone intersted/willing to review it of course. I'm planning to add Gyrocoptors/Ornithoptors into it :) I love your channel/videos!
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
I'd recommend registering on the Flite Test forum (it's free) and putting it out there for the community to have a look at. Unfortunately I have zero experience with R/C flight simulators (limited experience with simulators in general), so I'm probably not the best person for the job.
@KHos739 жыл бұрын
joshuawfinn Cool thanks for the advice :)
@Efficient_Mango7 жыл бұрын
I actually live about 7 min away from the real sprouce goose at the evergreen aviation museum
@FPVREVIEWS7 жыл бұрын
lucky you. there is a little BD plane there too. and of course,t he sr-71
@Efficient_Mango7 жыл бұрын
the sr-71 blackbird is soo cool
@nedinnis67527 жыл бұрын
Energy REFLEX What state is that?
@FPVREVIEWS7 жыл бұрын
oregon
@cha31199 жыл бұрын
Really good taking in other branches of model airplanes. Great to see Josh's techie type rocket planes but his appreciation for classic and vintage...
@rowbags30172 жыл бұрын
I've only recently discovered FliteTest and I really enjoy your videos! I'm a static scale modeller these days, but I loved this episode because it reminded me of the balsa free-flight models I used to build as a teenager. One way or another, you've got me determined to get airborne again - and I realise I've got a repro kit of a vintage 40" Keil Kraft Invader sat on the shelf! Something tells me I should build it... 😉
@RoboTekno9 жыл бұрын
Can we skip the lovey dovey stuff? Otherwise, great content. Would be fun to see more indoor free flight material. Perhaps a build video and showing us where to get the light weight films they use.
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
The next video will present extensive information on the indoor aspect. You can also find out where to get most of the indoor supplies (and how to use them) in the Indoor Free Flight forums at Hip Pocket Aeronautics.
@RoboTekno9 жыл бұрын
joshuawfinn After about 20 minutes of searching, I found some information. Is Ultrafilm the most common film used for super light indoor aircraft? At 10:04 in this Flite Test video, they mention a F1D episode they made? I couldn't find it on the Flite Test KZfaq page. Do you know if Flite Test will be putting out another video about this area of the indoor hobby? Do you have any build videos on your channel talking about F1D? Perhaps for beginners? I'll search your channel tonight :-) Thanks
@joshuawfinn9 жыл бұрын
RoboTekno Super Ultrafilm is the stuff to get for learning. Once you've mastered that, you'll want to get OS film for F1D's: hobbyspecialties.com/index.php?cPath=28 Flite Test has not yet released the video on F1D...expect it in a couple weeks at the latest. I personally have no build tutorials on F1D, but the best tutorial ever made on indoor is here: www.hippocketaeronautics.com/hpa_forum/index.php?topic=4553.0 Tim is a master craftsman and went perhaps a little over the top (he was after all using super ultrafilm, so weight was an issue) for a first build, but it's good information. Also visit indoornewsandviews.com, the ultimate repository of all indoor knowledge.
@RoboTekno9 жыл бұрын
joshuawfinn Thanks Josh. I think that build thread is just what I was looking for. Thanks for the OS Film tip as well. I'm just looking for a good starting point :-)
@JulianGoesPro9 жыл бұрын
What about turbine powered air planes now? :)
9 жыл бұрын
That would be really cool!
@JulianGoesPro9 жыл бұрын
I think so too!!! :)
@JustinKoenigSilica9 жыл бұрын
agreed! need
@dominykasciunys33689 жыл бұрын
Joshua Jerred agree!!!
@hatzmannhenk9 жыл бұрын
Turbine powered rc planes already exist.
@TAKTEZ9 жыл бұрын
Went to Indoor here in South Aus one day, and checked out some of these freeflight birds after I was finished. They are the most fragile things I have ever seen. Awesome engineering... good to watch. :) I did manage to get my wife to help me tape and glue up a foam wing for slope soaring, I was pretty proud of her. :)
@chrisstolle56649 жыл бұрын
Watching the rocketry and free flight planes on this episode was like a trip back to my childhood. Thats how I started. Rubber band powered free flight planes from the supermarket. Larger glider style free flight planes. Rocketry in third grade. To a gas powered ugly stik in 6th grade. This was a great episode honoring the roots that got many of us into RC. Thanks Flitetest!
@MegaroadProducciones5 жыл бұрын
4:20 - So, who is she? - This is my wife Hope... I swear to God I did not pay attention to her and I thought it was his daughter or some 13-year-old niece. Then I saw her in more detail, and I see that she is much older, lol...
@eogg259 жыл бұрын
stick model and balsa airplanes is a great way to cure boredom, I tried it years ago but was not really that good at flying gliders but this guy really knows what he is doing. loved the video.
@briantaylor53719 жыл бұрын
fantastic, my father builds balsa wood planes and I showed this to him, he has never flown any of them and this brought a smile to his face.
@unixrevolution9 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful side to the hobby that people may not consider. I love, love, LOVE that "Flite Test" is not just RC. It's full scale, it's free flight, it's anything airborne. I love it. Well done!
@hbunnie11205 жыл бұрын
This is over 4 years old and I enjoy it every time it pops up .. thanks Flite Test
@dimesach9 жыл бұрын
I got my start in model planes with a Comet rubber-band, balsa Piper J-3. Spent a lot of time retrieving it from trees. Noticed Mr. Finn has a special stick for getting his models down. Kudos sir...kudos.
@nolakillabeast9 жыл бұрын
There is no other video channel in the world that does it better than you guys. Thank you so much!
@sacredgallowstattoo56458 жыл бұрын
I've watched this a dozen times, never gets boring.
@makerheart9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! This is why I love FliteTest. A mixture of everything.
@TylerKaraszewski9 жыл бұрын
This was a great episode guys! Really cool to see something a bit different than usual. The rubber powered spruce goose was a work of art.
@ThatGuyWhoFanDubs9 жыл бұрын
This was a real treat! Very cool to see some of the other side of the hobby!
@fobria5 жыл бұрын
Probably the most enjoyable video you have produced. Just a joy to watch.
@brettbotts67349 жыл бұрын
Great episode guys ! Hats off to Joshua what an amazing talent this gentleman has.
@horse54a9 жыл бұрын
This video brought tears to my eye this is what I love about your videos, there is so much going that is trying to tear down the traditional love of family and marriage and family this young man found his soul mate and they are enjoying life together, I know that he has had his ways since he was growing up but he pursued his passions and found someone who wanted to share them with him and of course his passion is mine too, so that made it so much better, I am into paper airplanes right now but I am trying to gleen as much info from you guys to move to the next step. I remember trying to get into the balsa and tissue paper planes, but I sucked and when I found out about foamies from you and dave I knew it was time. Thank you for all the videos and all the different areas that you have visited in this hobby Please keep up the good work.
@GavinJAllen9 жыл бұрын
This has to be one of my favorite Flite test videos, I've never seen anything quite like these, Incredible models and a very talented guy. Would love to see some more of his amazing models! :)
@mevonitz9 жыл бұрын
That man was amazing with his passion for the hobby! The two videos on this aspect of the hobby were great!!!!!
@prolifedoc9 жыл бұрын
This brings back great memories of time that I got to spend with my Dad. I can remember getting out the large board, covering it with wax paper and then using sewing pins to place the balsa pieces in place. Then we would open up the light brown colored glue in the foil tube and glue all of the pieces together. It always seemed to clog up and you had to open it up again with a sewing needle. I can still remember the smell of both the glue and the dope that we would put on the tissue paper covering the frames. We would fly the planes with rubber bands that we would wind with a hand drill at our local high school ball field. I also remember a Cox Free Flight helicopter with a 0.020 engine that would free fly up to about 500 feet and then auto rotate back down. I had an electric plane called an 'All Star??' or "SuperStar" that had a gear like drive that would rotate to provide rudder control left and right as it went through its free flight. This was one of my favorite new episodes. Pure joy and ingenuity. Please post pictures of their new baby!
@GONZAMUSIQUERO9 жыл бұрын
I loved this episode guys. I started on this hobby doing free flight. Thanks for this beautiful Flite Test!!!
@xplore73595 жыл бұрын
This video is a gem! I need to catch up on the flitetest backlog.
@wunkus3 жыл бұрын
This is my favorite episode of Flite Test!
@jfan4reva9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. The rubber powered free flight stuff really takes me back to when I was a kid in the 50's and 60's. I built (what seemed like) a ton of rubber powered FF stuff because it was affordable. Balsa, tissue, and rubber power was the way you got started. Of course, if they had been available, we'd definitely have thrown in a micro receiver and servo to keep things out of the trees!
@beetooex5 жыл бұрын
This video had such a positive vibe I'm going to be smiling for the rest of the day. Nice one Flitetest. I bet that couple are amazing parents.
@BuDdhaPuDgeJ9 жыл бұрын
Wow, I think this is one of your coolest episodes in awhile... Definitely staying tuned for the ultra light free flight ones. Wish there were plans for the mini balsa rocket ones though... That was so cool!
@georgepetterson16968 жыл бұрын
You lot have an awesome time with all aspects of flight ....love watching all of them
@56Seeker7 жыл бұрын
That Spruce Goose is a thing of beauty. I don't imagine he flies it much, so very skillfully trimmed.
@modfabcom-au99097 жыл бұрын
Wow! The Spruce Goose! Super impressed with Josh and Hope. Great episode guys keep em comin!
@ncdefenceman8 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! Haven't gotten through all your videos yet, but this is definitely one of my favorites!
@jacknimble19 жыл бұрын
really cool stuff. One of your best vids in a while. I love the lesser known stuff. Keeping us enlightened!
@waldiwild35309 жыл бұрын
Modellbau vom feinsten!!! Kein ready to fly, sondern Eigenbau! Ein echter Modellbauer, der auch gerne experimentiert! Vielen Dank für das großartige Video!!! ;)
@triskellian9 жыл бұрын
Wonderful subject covered on this one guys! A pure pleasure to see modelers with a passion for free flight.Waiting with anticipation for the next installment on the F1-D flights!
@superjon789 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this episode. This was a pleasant breath of fresh air!
@wjdavid7 жыл бұрын
Out standing! He doesn't need to "trust" his models, it is his skill that makes them fly so well. A master. Great clip people.
@justuslm7 жыл бұрын
Seeing the planes transform in the air... It's the most amazing thing ever!
@zeezsaud73994 жыл бұрын
Thank you Josh for sharing your passion with us!
@scottgoodman47766 жыл бұрын
With the scissor wing rocket, the trick is in the balance and trim. I built one in 1970 with plans from Model Rocket News. I was a teenager and not patient enough to do the serious work of trim. This brings back memories. Mine flew not nearly as well.
@johnboleyjr.16989 жыл бұрын
I literally just started learning about free flight. At least beyond the little store bought balsa kits, which I just bought one of those a couple of days ago for fun. I couldn't picture what was being described with the launches but this video made it all clear. Seriously, awesome job ya'll.