Worse Maiden/Crash video ever

[ratcheeroo]

Yep this video could be labeled for the visually impaired LOL! On my way to go flying Sunday the muffler decided it didn't want to be part of the old Impala anymore LMAO!!! so I didn't get any flying in and that was pretty much the last straw and the Impala had to be put down LOL. Spent the last 2 days finding a new ride, I think you can see it in the video. Anyway got the "new to me" car today and had a nice night to get some flying in. Headcam was all  wrong so let me briefly describe: 

Bush Hawk - don't build with a swivel tail wheel , make it steerable or at least give the swivel very little travel. Not a rudder guy at all so I kinda struggled getting it to go straight enough to get off the ground the more throttle the quicker it would swing the back end around. Almost got it but popped the motor out of it on a cartwheel, easy fix, little dirty.

Bronco 2 - went straight as an arrow, took a lot of runway before it got off ground(why I didn't snap to high rates I don't know) But all of a sudden I am banking left and noticing that I am going over a parking lot full of cars, and instead of just keeping the throttle up and and staying in the turn I panic and cut throttle back some and gave it some up elevator and kinda tip stalled straight into the ground. Pretty sure you can hear it smack the pavement LOL! Never flying there again, shouldn't have to begin with, way too small. Got very lucky that didn't smack into someone or someone's car. 

Bronco 2 is next project, It showed a lot of promise flew very straight, I think an adjustment in the incidence angle of the wing is all it needs. CG point was spot on so even though I destroyed it I know what needs to be done. Should be a quick build second time around.

Here's the video link (I warned ya it sucks!)


youtu.be/FN8UWZFb5_Q


And the carnage:

[ratcheeroo]

And for being 58 I can still get over a fence pretty good LMAO!!!

[Mr NCT]

You build beautiful planes. But video...  that video is as bad as your planes are good  

[ratcheeroo]

Sept 14, 2022 0:38:01 GMT Mr NCT said:

You build beautiful planes. But video...  that video is as bad as your planes are good  

I did warn you LMAO!!! Going back to the Hat cam LOL! I'm expecting it will go viral any minute now 

[Burkeomatic]

LOL It took me a while to get the hatcam video right. I was somehow able to grab a small clip of the dolphin flying by with my cellphone. It is hard to fly and film with your phone at the same time. I had the throttle set, controlling the elevators and ailerons with my left hand with the controller dangling from the lanyard and the phone in my right hand with the FPV goggles trying to fall in my face.

Sorry for your loss, but it will come back better.

[ratcheeroo]

Crashing doesn't bother me at all, LOL, and yep it will be better

[barrett]

I feel ya there had a few timed just like that to the "T" and the hat cam was the same to terrible, was a good try though

[barrett]

i was using my dji mini to record my flights but i can not get the damn thing to work some software issue

[peanut]

You totally baited with the title. My boys and I were watching all the way to the end looking for the “worst maiden/ crash ever”
and were like “Where is the plane?” Then we reread the title and slapped our collective foreheads.

[ratcheeroo]

Oct 8, 2022 23:18:24 GMT peanut said:

You totally baited with the title. My boys and I were watching all the way to the end looking for the “worst maiden/ crash ever”
and were like “Where is the plane?” Then we reread the title and slapped our collective foreheads.

Yep first and last with that headcam setup, going back to the hatcam LOL! Sorry to disappoint, the smack of the Bronco hitting the pavement was quite disheartening, build fly repeat, I know it will fly , totally pilot error. I will do better next time out, promise! maybe LOL!

[peanut]

Yeah I’m glad I didn’t have to watch that one go down, it’s such a good looking plane. The whole video I was cringing thinking I was going to see it get totally destroyed and the nope. So that was nice.

[Burkeomatic]

Oct 9, 2022 0:33:31 GMT peanut said:

Yeah I’m glad I didn’t have to watch that one go down, it’s such a good looking plane. The whole video I was cringing thinking I was going to see it get totally destroyed and the nope. So that was nice.

Well, that is why he is really good at building.... because he has to do it a lot.