This RC plane hasn't flown for 30 years

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  • Опубліковано 8 гру 2024

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  • @deelkar
    @deelkar 2 роки тому +17

    As a frostbitten northerner I appreciate your flying the right way up for once ;)

    • @alexanderg-p3z
      @alexanderg-p3z 2 роки тому +1

      Damn cold in the North now. For example Norway

  • @altermannfliegt3927
    @altermannfliegt3927 2 роки тому +6

    Every video with Bill is awesome 👍

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +5

      You know, I think you're right. Videos with Bill *and* Ron are super-awesome!

  • @patrickhenry9301
    @patrickhenry9301 Рік тому

    Wow! I'm Laughing and enjoying you guys having fun almost as much as being there. Good work Bruce.

  • @maxair420
    @maxair420 2 роки тому +6

    That freeze frame 🤣👍🏽

  • @waltsaxton3961
    @waltsaxton3961 Місяць тому

    VERY COOL love the drone footage of the yellow bi-plane. nice video guys,

  • @RCThis
    @RCThis 2 роки тому +6

    I wish these were still available to buy

  • @dirkcornelis5708
    @dirkcornelis5708 2 роки тому

    Thumbs up to Bill and you! Better than breakfast TV.

  • @billyocean9236
    @billyocean9236 2 роки тому +1

    Thank God for OG’s like these guys that paved the way for this hobby

  • @johncarold
    @johncarold 2 роки тому +1

    Hi Bruce, Bill, yes, I do wish I could be there, sweet Waco. Great throw, Bruce, lol. Yeah, I know better than I could do. Thanks again for a great time at the Tokoroa RC Park. Happy flying.

  • @stephaniekent8483
    @stephaniekent8483 2 роки тому +3

    once again, excellent flying from Bill and some good video work there .

  • @patrickradcliffe3837
    @patrickradcliffe3837 Рік тому

    Old foamies are fun too. I have a twenty year old Sky Scooter running a 2212 brushless.

  • @Nigfis
    @Nigfis 2 роки тому +4

    "Well, it looked a bit plain before I thought."
    "It is a plane Bill."
    And so, another episode begins..... :)

  • @jakeclauson9863
    @jakeclauson9863 2 роки тому +3

    I see you've been practicing Bill! Nice flying! I love these videos, they get me thru the brutal winters when I can't fly

  • @wesleycox3536
    @wesleycox3536 2 роки тому +10

    Loving the drone bit at the end there Bruce, you got a surprisingly good taste in music for a man as young as you😉
    Loving all your videos . Keep up the good work

    • @lasersbee
      @lasersbee 2 роки тому +1

      Ditto on the Music Choice and Drone Chase...

  • @jonoedwards4195
    @jonoedwards4195 Рік тому

    Bill ripping it up!
    So far this Summer is crap.
    Great show Bro.

  • @AnchorsAweighNarooma
    @AnchorsAweighNarooma 2 роки тому +1

    Well that was a great bit of fomie nostalgia, you dont notice the prop at the rear. Seems a great flier with the C/G sorted, oh and now a new motor..Good day at the field many thanks to you both..

  • @MCsCreations
    @MCsCreations 2 роки тому

    Fantastic flying, Bruce! 😃
    The 30 year old airplane flies nicely!
    Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

  • @danthescrapmetalman7721
    @danthescrapmetalman7721 2 роки тому +2

    I drove through Tokoroa on Sunday, but the weather was horrible so i didn't stop in, maybe next time. Just moved to New Zealand from Australia and been watching your videos for some time now, so am keen to visit.

  • @MorningView
    @MorningView 2 роки тому

    Really great flying and noise and it's looks scale as fsck in the sky. Great filming and throwin.

  • @bigboytoyzrc9258
    @bigboytoyzrc9258 Рік тому

    Wasn't expecting that at the end🤣 Love the video guys!

  • @HolaACchillin
    @HolaACchillin 2 роки тому +5

    I wish I was there. Maybe one day I can fly at this airfield! 💯

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +1

      If you're ever passing by drop in and have a fly!

  • @shannonnewman3091
    @shannonnewman3091 2 роки тому +2

    Looks Fun !

  • @vonSchwartzwolfe
    @vonSchwartzwolfe 2 роки тому

    I really like the Waco conversion. Its got me thinking of adding pontoons to mine.😎😁

    • @billlynch1631
      @billlynch1631 2 роки тому +1

      I used FMS p18 floats if that helps cheers

  • @aestheticcruise8807
    @aestheticcruise8807 Рік тому

    Love that freezeframe! New Zealand private pilot getting stalked by a foamy Sukhoi ;-)

  • @scottmarshall6766
    @scottmarshall6766 2 роки тому +2

    Flies pretty good for a brushed Nicad setup, well for a while anyway. Nice flying day there, setting here (in NY state) @ -12c. I enjoy watching your channel thru the winter here, makes me want spring all the more. Only 5 more months to go...

    • @billlynch1631
      @billlynch1631 2 роки тому +1

      no model was brushed and nicad powered but is now powered with 3cell brushless set up

  • @dba750
    @dba750 2 роки тому +1

    Nice to see you back again

  • @danpro8579
    @danpro8579 2 роки тому

    You're the best ! Hello from Romania .

  • @FlyingBuzzard
    @FlyingBuzzard 2 роки тому

    Bill the TKZ Field Legend

  • @rctrix9063
    @rctrix9063 2 роки тому +2

    Bill is great value. 👍

  • @pixusphotographic
    @pixusphotographic 2 роки тому

    nice one Bruce, like the tune too

  • @matred3538
    @matred3538 2 роки тому

    Not bad for an old bird! Nice one. 👍

  • @CrawlersCampRc
    @CrawlersCampRc 2 роки тому

    The end is on point!💯🤜

  • @NaClSandwich
    @NaClSandwich 2 роки тому +1

    That was great!

  • @charleshatmaker4425
    @charleshatmaker4425 Рік тому

    Great stuff thanks for sharing k

  • @edwill62
    @edwill62 2 роки тому +1

    At that 5:22 mark I am sure someone will claim Bill was to close to a manned aircraft and call the CAA...LOL

  • @timan2039
    @timan2039 2 роки тому +1

    That’s a fine ENF jet. 😁

  • @2007crf450r
    @2007crf450r Рік тому

    omg bruce went beast mode rap at end of video awesome lol

  • @FlyDreamEcuador
    @FlyDreamEcuador 2 роки тому +1

    Man BotGrinder has to be so jealous of your soundtrack. Only imagine...

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +2

      "edgy and contemporary"

  • @theoztreecrasher2647
    @theoztreecrasher2647 2 роки тому +3

    😉 You can still move pretty fast for an Old Fart there Bruce! 😁

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +3

      Yeah, bouts of incontinence produce that level of speed :-)

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 2 роки тому +1

      @@xjet 🙄 Yep! Tell me about it! 😨

  • @MorningView
    @MorningView 2 роки тому

    I do wish I was there.

  • @keiferstewart5010
    @keiferstewart5010 2 роки тому +1

    You should film a bit of the drag racing for us next time. You literally have the best camera tracking on the tubes so should be excellent as usual

  • @stephenhudson8739
    @stephenhudson8739 2 роки тому +1

    I thought those cops are just there for the coffee and the donuts

  • @jasonhansen782
    @jasonhansen782 2 роки тому +1

    Good Day Mate's good to see Y'all again 👍Under Blizzard warning here in nord Minnesota USA. Maybe needs rocket assist for take off 😂

  • @adamrodgers2377
    @adamrodgers2377 2 роки тому +1

    That was cool. I like that older pusher prop Jet. Slap a new speed control, motor and a 3s LIPO in that ole girl and she would be a lot of fun. Really been enjoying your videos 👍🏼

    • @billlynch1631
      @billlynch1631 2 роки тому +1

      that is what i had done and that was the fist flight since the early 90s but it took a bit to get correct CG

  • @sputniksam
    @sputniksam 2 роки тому +1

    Has Bruce been thumbing through Botgrinder’s record collection?

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому

      Yes but those wax cylinders are really hard to play :-D

  • @olliea6052
    @olliea6052 2 роки тому

    That foamie needs a ducted fan now! Would there be enough thrust from the fan that would fit in there?

  • @eclipser2004
    @eclipser2004 Рік тому

    Nice video and entertaining too. Please be careful of that jet with the prop on the back you don't chop your launching arm completely off. You know how I hate the sight of blood at the flying field. I have kevlar gloves that I wear around the planes now. I guess I don't have to explain why. Cheers from cold wet snowy Newfoundland Canada.

  • @marioserafimov6714
    @marioserafimov6714 Рік тому

    Bill is a crazy pilot that is well skilled. So.. is this a Mig 29 or a Flanker.. or their forbidden child - the Su-29 Fulflanker.
    Seems like it has a bit of both in it.

  • @craighoughton8461
    @craighoughton8461 2 роки тому +1

    👍👍👍👍👍👍

  • @georgejones3526
    @georgejones3526 2 роки тому +1

    06:26 - It took him long enough to get it right side up! (USA)

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому

      Hahaha... at least it's summer below the equator right now :-p

    • @georgejones3526
      @georgejones3526 2 роки тому

      @@xjet
      It was a little over 7c and rainy today in North Carolina. We hardly ever get snow any more.

  • @travisfries
    @travisfries 2 роки тому +3

    Ah...parental discretion is advised 😲

    • @David-yo5ws
      @David-yo5ws 2 роки тому

      I couldn't hit the mute fast enough, not that I have any kid's, but I hate rap! Full stop! End of story! OTHERWISE, loved the video.

  • @tweekFPV
    @tweekFPV 2 роки тому +1

    👍🏻👍🏻

  • @remotecontrolledmedia
    @remotecontrolledmedia Рік тому

    Looks Not so Bad 😊

  • @johnsalt19
    @johnsalt19 2 роки тому +1

    Hi bruce have you heard the swearing in that song while you followed the yellow plane lol

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +4

      I referred to "The UA-cam guide to success" and it said "use edgy music" so I selected that track from the copyright-free UA-cam music library. Surely UA-cam knows what it's doing... right? 😀

    • @johnsalt19
      @johnsalt19 2 роки тому +2

      @@xjet they couldn't find their way out of a wet paper bag with a sign above the opening with exit on it bruce lol

  • @lancesmith6724
    @lancesmith6724 2 роки тому +1

    Video so good it looked like CGI! Lol

  • @michaelwhinnery164
    @michaelwhinnery164 2 роки тому

    Dji has done something amazing with thier video transmission and video recording equipment... why is it nobody else seems capable of figuring it out.

    • @BladeScraper
      @BladeScraper 2 роки тому +1

      DJI is an absolutely massive company thanks to their drones, orders of magnitude larger than any other company in the model aviation world. They have a lot of money to expend on R&D, customized hardware, etc. Most RC companies don't have that kind of money.

    • @michaelwhinnery164
      @michaelwhinnery164 2 роки тому

      @Agent SMITH is that the nam of a company ?

  • @nimrodquimbus912
    @nimrodquimbus912 2 роки тому +1

    Ru$$ian Couli$ion

  • @tgfcujhb7583
    @tgfcujhb7583 2 роки тому +1

    😁😄🤣🤣👍👍👍

  • @jeremygalloway1348
    @jeremygalloway1348 Рік тому

    I bet Ron is upset that you blasted he gave up lol

  • @M-H433
    @M-H433 Рік тому

    How many of the old crew still fly from past years Bruce?

    • @xjet
      @xjet  Рік тому

      We still have Ron but people come and go.

  • @jeffsnodgrass9747
    @jeffsnodgrass9747 2 роки тому +1

    Video was great as usual. That music at the end, not so good.

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +2

      Ah well, next time will be better!

  • @timelesstruths
    @timelesstruths 2 роки тому +2

    Music at the end perfect.

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +1

      It's the rebel in me :-D

  • @hellfire08
    @hellfire08 Рік тому

    I’m guessing those aren’t 30 year old electronics though?

  • @rctrix9063
    @rctrix9063 2 роки тому

    What could intrigue people to drag racing.

  • @TheRoulette77
    @TheRoulette77 2 роки тому +1

    best bill landing yet, greased that biplane... outro music was nice and edgy the kids are all swearing like that when the adults leave the room anyhow. sweet ole pusher jet , never knew bill could fly so good! and Bruce be like a spring chicken this time of year! when is Bill gonna give up some of the hat cam footage for these vids ? it would be good to see the view from a habitually trash talked pilots side

  • @roachcoachhelis6387
    @roachcoachhelis6387 2 роки тому

    Hey Bruce I was told you had a Taft hobby Viper 90 that you didn't care for would you consider selling it I'm in the USA by the way I know shipping would be high

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +1

      Nah... it's one I bought and paid for myself and I drag it out once or twice a year to check on the state of my shaky thumbs. You're right, shipping would be far more than the cost of buying a new one. Last time I sent a small box 100g to the USA it cost me NZ$70 to do so using the cheapest track & trace service available. Crazy!

    • @roachcoachhelis6387
      @roachcoachhelis6387 2 роки тому +1

      @@xjet okay that's cool Bruce appreciate you getting back to me great video by the way

  • @pilotoleng6357
    @pilotoleng6357 2 роки тому

    Keren

  • @sullytrny
    @sullytrny Місяць тому

    bah humbug

  • @jasonhansen782
    @jasonhansen782 2 роки тому +1

    👍 the muzak also

  • @james_860
    @james_860 2 роки тому +1

    A little warning would have been nice ( Kids )

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +4

      That's from the UA-cam music library. YT think it's okay and I've never been one to disagree with YT :-)

  • @robertwong2412
    @robertwong2412 2 роки тому

    30 years? Impossible... there're aren't any electric rc jets in 1992 !!!

    • @billlynch1631
      @billlynch1631 2 роки тому +3

      no it is a push prop jet and it was powered hot rc buggy brushed motor and 7cell NM battery but now I have re powered it with brushless motor a ESC AND 1800 3cell so no no impossible at all 😊😊cheers

    • @David-yo5ws
      @David-yo5ws 2 роки тому

      @@billlynch1631 I'm amazed the foam had not disintegrated. Obviously kept dry and out of the sun. And not eaten by those 'recently discovered polystyrene worms'. 😉

  • @scable-eq7bp
    @scable-eq7bp 2 роки тому

    No way is that plane 30 years old, seems like foamie jets have only been around for 20 years or less.

  • @jamesturncliff5960
    @jamesturncliff5960 2 роки тому +1

    Yeehaw first one to like it again. I need a life

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +3

      We have those on special for December! Buy now, while stocks last :-D

  • @snppla
    @snppla 2 роки тому +1

    The outro music doesn’t seem to match your tastes or style.

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +1

      Grabbed at random (pretty much) from the UA-cam music library. I try different genres because no single music-type pleases everyone.

  • @zbieguzbiegu
    @zbieguzbiegu 2 роки тому

    What the hell is that "shit" music at the end?

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому

      I believe it's what they call "edgy" and "contemporary". It's straight out of the UA-cam music library so it's got to be good 🙂

  • @michaelwhinnery164
    @michaelwhinnery164 Місяць тому

    That is the worst color for an RC model ever. Sky blue so you can't see it in the sky.

  • @nimrodquimbus912
    @nimrodquimbus912 2 роки тому

    Russian collusion

  • @michmvp
    @michmvp 2 роки тому

    Disappointed at your choice of music.

    • @joolz989
      @joolz989 2 роки тому

      Disappointed in this comment.....

  • @crystalclearwindowcleaning3458
    @crystalclearwindowcleaning3458 2 роки тому

    I always enjoy your flight videos . . . . Until this one when you played a rap song with cuss words in it. Nice yellow plane, disgusting song.

    • @xjet
      @xjet  2 роки тому +1

      But UA-cam told me to use that music. What are they doing? :-)

    • @theoztreecrasher2647
      @theoztreecrasher2647 2 роки тому +1

      I'm no fan of vulgar cRAP music either. Still it's sad that you know how to pull up UA-cam videos but haven't found that you can pause them by hitting the space bar or mute them by hitting the "M" key? Perhaps get the kids to show you?

    • @David-yo5ws
      @David-yo5ws 2 роки тому +2

      @@theoztreecrasher2647 Well knock me down with a feather........ I learned that the 'M' key is a 'Hot Key' for muting. Thanks! (I was using Function F4)