Horizon hobby F18 $500 jet ! Destroyed in seconds !!!

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  • @FLATearthGARY
    @FLATearthGARY 3 роки тому +745

    Who was thinking a drone was going to clip the jet and take it out!?

  • @rjaquaponics9266
    @rjaquaponics9266 2 роки тому +182

    The entire flying site looked a bit risky to me. Obstructions everywhere, flying all over, it looked like total chaos. I am not surprised he crashed.

    • @ksagstertohi6156
      @ksagstertohi6156 2 роки тому

      Were these invisible obstructions?

    • @rjaquaponics9266
      @rjaquaponics9266 2 роки тому +2

      @@ksagstertohi6156 Line of sight is restricted and the area in which to land is tiny. Vehicles are parked directly next to anyone flying. To name a few.

    • @joshrandall3632
      @joshrandall3632 2 роки тому +2

      Looked fine to me. Just like any other place most people fly. He came in too hot and tried to land well past his position. That's what did it. He can't blame it on the site, and neither should you.

    • @rjaquaponics9266
      @rjaquaponics9266 2 роки тому +3

      @@joshrandall3632 A flying site should be flat with no obstructions. In this site, you are losing visual behind obstructions. You can't even see where the plane actually landed. How can you say the site is safe? You're crazy!

    • @joshrandall3632
      @joshrandall3632 2 роки тому +1

      @@rjaquaponics9266 Yep. Ideally it would be as you described, but those of us who exist in reality often have to deal with imperfect conditions. To me, anything further than 3 miles from an airport is a suitable place to fly, but to each his own.

  • @ringofthebrave
    @ringofthebrave 5 років тому +280

    Really the wrong place to fly this model.

    • @sanjaywazo
      @sanjaywazo 5 років тому +9

      ringofthebrave totally that’s all I was thinking.

    • @rccosplay3249
      @rccosplay3249 5 років тому +10

      I agree BUT, sometimes people don't really have a choice where to fly, It have been best to be in a proper sized field I agree.

    • @MrEffys
      @MrEffys 5 років тому +7

      Not to mention all the Bee's flaying around ya...

    • @cardinaldriver
      @cardinaldriver 4 роки тому +16

      Yeah you wouldnt catch me flying here with all these retards flying e-turbines and fpv behind the box. These are the kinda guys that ruin this sport. Notice they are all flying foam garbage. FOAM=TOY. BALSA&PLY=SPORT.

    • @ricardopr54
      @ricardopr54 4 роки тому +37

      @@cardinaldriver Foam can be repaired with a few drops of glue in seconds , Balsa can't, so you would need to buy a new plane if you crash your Balsa model!...
      Foam = repairable and they aren't toys ... , BALSA = That's the real Garbage that can't take a hard sneeze near them because they'll break...
      Your comment just revealed how ignorant you are concerning this hobby!... There are foamy planes that are WAY BETTER and Faster then the Balsa ones, not to mention that they are more durables and sturdy...
      Now if you were referring to the FPV racing drones when you stated that they are the ones ruining the hobby, you are wrong too because they weren't doing nothing wrong there... They were just recording the jet's flight with their drones and presumably with the Jet's pilot permission...
      I agree that it would've being better for that jet to be flown on a bigger place, but, hey, even in bigger places people make mistakes that cost their planes... This is part of the hobby too.... The DARK SIDE!...

  • @FirstHandBlind
    @FirstHandBlind 2 роки тому +5

    This has to be the most unorganized, dangerous chaotic RC flying I’ve ever seen. I wonder just how many of those guy actually have an AMA card.

  • @mudpuppy318
    @mudpuppy318 3 роки тому +256

    Most people can fly, everyone can crash but very few can actually nail a smooth landing.

    • @FlyerTuck
      @FlyerTuck 3 роки тому +4

      Yeah, ya right on the money Kee-Moo-Sabii

    • @cthephasone
      @cthephasone 3 роки тому +2

      Smaller f18, but I lucked with this one: ua-cam.com/video/vMGrc72Gf3Q/v-deo.html

    • @LordPrometheous
      @LordPrometheous 3 роки тому +2

      I honestly thought he had destroyed his landing gear with that touch n go.

    • @haskellcrow3524
      @haskellcrow3524 3 роки тому +4

      How do you even land from outside the plane?

    • @draskjudd
      @draskjudd 3 роки тому +4

      Landing is my fav part of flying!

  • @MOTO809
    @MOTO809 4 роки тому +55

    Yeah, it's pretty hard to land at mach 2.

  • @piclife1178
    @piclife1178 2 роки тому +4

    Drones have destroyed the r/c model aircraft hobby in so many ways. I can't imagine a worse modelling nightmare than trying to fly a proper model aircraft with those toy drones zipping around everywhere. Sorry for your loss.

  • @WARPONY1973
    @WARPONY1973 2 роки тому +1

    Slider: “Hey Maverick… crash and burn.”
    Maverick: “Slider…” sniff sniff “You stink.”

  • @alleznape
    @alleznape 5 років тому +199

    Shouldn't be making high speed passes (or any kind of passes) over pits and spectators. A bad servo or other glitch could get somebody killed.

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому +15

      Agreed ! I'll warn the boys !

    • @missiletm
      @missiletm 4 роки тому +21

      Exactly. Taking risks like that is always a bad idea. Learn to fly safely and at a AMA sanctioned flying field. This kinda flying is what is going to be the demise of our hobby. Back road carelessness. Guy spends five bills on a edf but can’t spend money on a club membership or an AMA membership to help protect himself as well as our hobby.

    • @cgjohnst45
      @cgjohnst45 4 роки тому +30

      @@missiletm I would agree, but my experience at an AMA sanctioned field where I fly at is mostly ancient old guys who yell at anyone that isn’t a thousand years old, flying high wing trainers, or flying anything other than a left hand traffic pattern the whole flight...even if there is only one aircraft in the air.

    • @jigginwithryan5334
      @jigginwithryan5334 4 роки тому +8

      That’s why you move out of the way if you see something coming at you, I take it you just sit there and watch something hit you?

    • @missiletm
      @missiletm 4 роки тому +16

      @@cgjohnst45 The way you fly I can see why someone would yell at you. Flying over everyone’s heads? That’s just not safe.

  • @timswope8423
    @timswope8423 4 роки тому +94

    The hobby isn’t the flying it’s the fixing after the crash.

    • @Spinnaker617
      @Spinnaker617 3 роки тому +5

      No truer words.

    • @jdouglasj2000
      @jdouglasj2000 3 роки тому +4

      Actually, it wasn't a bad crash. IF your foam breaks instead of smushes, you're fine. You can repair smooshed foam, but it's never pretty. But this crash, eh, he should be able to get things back to 95%

    • @ianjones7266
      @ianjones7266 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah! No one wants to come and help then! Landings aagh! Nightmare!

    • @dumpsterstu4474
      @dumpsterstu4474 2 роки тому +1

      Same for all RC

    • @wallabing
      @wallabing 2 роки тому +1

      hot glue gun

  • @richcollins172
    @richcollins172 5 років тому +178

    Destroyed in seconds what I'd watched five minutes of the video

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому +2

      I'm wondering the same damn thing ?

    • @Brian-ff7tw
      @Brian-ff7tw 5 років тому +1

      300 seconds!

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому

      Joking

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому +2

      @MrThinkTank247 I didn't name it just to get views lol I thought it was cool .

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 5 років тому

      @MrThinkTank247 honestly, it was destroyed in seconds. The last few. Right at the end there. Blink, and you'll miss it.
      The flying was the part that took minutes. The actual destroying part was done in less than a second actually.
      Hmmmm, so yeah, you're right. It IS click bait!
      The title should read, "destroyed in less than a second!".
      It should be changed immediately.

  • @sgtjameslindsey2493
    @sgtjameslindsey2493 3 роки тому +1

    Looks like a hawk with a couple of mockingbirds harassing him with those drones chasing it,lol

  • @pirateradioFPV
    @pirateradioFPV 3 роки тому +32

    Gotta love how they've sold us the idea of foam coupled with couple of motors and servos being worth $500

    • @ShadowTetsuo9999
      @ShadowTetsuo9999 3 роки тому +2

      That’s why I never got into it lol now that we have quality to work with I will

    • @jacklets3851
      @jacklets3851 3 роки тому +3

      Are you saying the jet isn’t worth 500? I’m confused

    • @bkpickell
      @bkpickell 2 роки тому +4

      @@jacklets3851 what he's saying is they are charging $500 for $1 of foam and less than $100 in electronics wholesale.
      But economics dictate that a product is worth what people are willing to pay for it, and clearly people are willing to pay $500 for $100 worth of parts so $500 it is.

    • @jacklets3851
      @jacklets3851 2 роки тому +3

      @@bkpickell I mean that’s pretty much how all purchases work. And your not just buying the foam and electronics. A team had to sit down and design the whole plane which probably took months to do so

    • @WalterNut99
      @WalterNut99 2 роки тому +1

      Quite ignorant ...

  • @darthgrundle2349
    @darthgrundle2349 2 роки тому +1

    Glad to see the guy in yellow finally beat Anorexia!

  • @jackson2210
    @jackson2210 4 роки тому +57

    Just because you can afford it doesn’t mean you should fly it. There is everything wrong with that spot.

    • @blinkguy4ever
      @blinkguy4ever 4 роки тому +13

      Nahh.. spot is not perfect.. but very doable.. he just didn't bleed the speed properly and came in hot as fuck.

    • @rodgerhecht3623
      @rodgerhecht3623 3 роки тому +5

      Yeah your supposed to slow down to land. Those land way slower that that.

    • @jeremyoshea7941
      @jeremyoshea7941 3 роки тому +5

      Wrong spot to fly a plane like that

    • @randybaumery5090
      @randybaumery5090 2 роки тому +1

      Agreed. They need a for real flying field where it's wide open. With a wide long runway.

  • @erikbrodin2198
    @erikbrodin2198 2 роки тому +1

    The real damage is all that farm land not being used! Holy moly! Ground effect from dehydrated corn stalks is the least of anyone's concern!

  • @christopherleveck6835
    @christopherleveck6835 5 років тому +31

    I can't believe I'm going to say this but somebody's got to be the old fuddy-duddy.....
    Isn't anybody going to say anything about flying behind the flight line?
    This was dangerous as hell.
    Maybe it's because I've been doing it for more than 35 years and I seen a few accidents but trust me the only thing worse than being hit in the back of the head by an airplane is being the guy who's trying to explain to somebody's wife how he got hit in the back of the head with an airplane.....

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому +3

      LoL agreed I'll spread the word !

    • @garyjaurique5028
      @garyjaurique5028 5 років тому +2

      Absolutely spot on

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 5 років тому +2

      @@kristopherketchum1902 hey, thanks. Honestly I figured I was going to get flamed. With all that said man that thing is sweet.....

    • @rickrussell
      @rickrussell 2 роки тому +1

      Yeah I really would not want the business end of those planes pointed at a line of cars

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 2 роки тому +1

      @UC_RZDwQLGRhS5l_p0DJognQ I DO fly from behind the flight line, but the plane should not be.....and THAT'S how you get out of that one....
      Butt seriously, and only for a moment or ill start to sound like my father and you will stop listening to me......
      Its a fairly simple concept.
      Draw a line on the ground.
      Planes fly on THAT side.
      People fly FROM THIS side.
      Planes, THERE.
      People, HERE.
      OR
      Planes, HERE.
      (Runs quickly to not be hit in head by airplane........... Again.)
      People, HERE.
      OR
      People, THERE.
      Planes, WAY OVER THERE.
      For this to work, People and Planes just have to spend most of their time on opposite sides of the flight line.
      Don't worry though.
      You can still be together, alone, when you get home......
      Then you can so stuff to her if you want....
      Tape her up, glue her to herself, tear her apart cut her up throw her In a bag and dump what's left of her in the garbage if that's what you're into.
      Then just buy a new one to replace her.
      Get one that will do all the things the last one wouldn't.
      You know what I mean?
      Sure you do.....

  • @maverick744
    @maverick744 2 роки тому +1

    I dub your call sign..”corn stalk”… lmao

  • @showboatfpv9677
    @showboatfpv9677 4 роки тому +96

    EDF jets require speed to maintain stable flight. For the landing you need to come in hot, you need to use flaps and you gotta be ready to flare at the right moment to put the wheels down softly. No other way around it. I didn't see any flaps being used in this video. It happens, I've done it.

    • @jacklets3851
      @jacklets3851 3 роки тому +7

      Well that’s not always true, if your experienced, you can do a partial high alpha and land it relatively slow but for most people going fast is best

    • @williamcrane8236
      @williamcrane8236 3 роки тому +8

      I've also flown around corn before with Sticks and slower planes. That Corn, it's just not forgiving. I prefer Soybeans, green is best. Kinda a tall, soft blanket to land on top of. Even vertical can be decent. Bit of a pain swimming out there to retrieve. But corn? That stuff just flails away till you got nothing but pieces.

    • @grumpy3543
      @grumpy3543 2 роки тому +4

      @@williamcrane8236 That has to be the worst place to fly out of that I’ve seen. Is that the best they have around there? There has to be something better. Way too narrow and way too many obstacles.

    • @FORDEVR
      @FORDEVR 2 роки тому +2

      If this is the Eflite f16 that I think it is, then it doesn’t have flaps. You can rig up flaperons.

    • @martinfowler6906
      @martinfowler6906 2 роки тому +3

      @@FORDEVR F18

  • @Kevin-zh8bj
    @Kevin-zh8bj 2 роки тому +2

    Well being a rc pilot myself, shit happens especially when you're not flying at a Airfield and you got to narrow Runway. But some people don't want to join AMA and fly off dirt roads lol.

  • @MrPolymers
    @MrPolymers 4 роки тому +10

    Damn guys. I belong to an RC club where we lease 30 acres of land and have two grass runways with plenty of room. Flying an aircraft there was an accident waiting to happen. I also fly racing quads, those can handle those little areas...

  • @HighVoltageMadness
    @HighVoltageMadness 2 роки тому +2

    Imagine losing your quad in that corn field. You wouldn't find it for years. This is the worst RC feild.

  • @justanotherguy469
    @justanotherguy469 4 роки тому +25

    Nothing good ever happens in the cornfields.

  • @Mark-pr7ug
    @Mark-pr7ug 2 роки тому +2

    He needs to take up stamp collecting. A mate of mine does and he has often dropped a stamp book without any damage

  • @Triplethreatindustries
    @Triplethreatindustries 4 роки тому +6

    That sucks man . But don’t stop flying because of that you are a good pilot and sometimes bad corn fields happen ... it happens to all of us . Get your head rite and get back up in the air ..great video.

  • @CreativeRC2
    @CreativeRC2 3 роки тому +2

    A country road is fairly narrow to land a fast EDF jet. Repairable??

  • @solarsnap
    @solarsnap 3 роки тому +5

    I have crashed at lot of RC craft. That looks totally repairable. Good luck with everything!

    • @ukandrew
      @ukandrew 2 роки тому +1

      Exactly what I thought. A crash, repairable. A crash and burn, fire is another story.

  • @Catiadr
    @Catiadr 2 роки тому +1

    The children of the corn reached out and grabbed it

  • @skyblazerrc7228
    @skyblazerrc7228 5 років тому +57

    I see what you did wrong, you applied the American flag decal on the wrong direction, will get you every time!

  • @ronmckee8132
    @ronmckee8132 2 роки тому +1

    Corn field REALLY REALLY BAD... at least it wasn't hard to find.. I remember years ago watching one go into a JOHN DEERE combine.. wasn't my jet

  • @iforce2d
    @iforce2d 5 років тому +18

    Destroyed? Almost looks like it could have been fixed in the time it takes to charge the battery.

  • @robbob5318
    @robbob5318 2 роки тому +1

    Sounded like the rubber band came unwound

  • @rdcotta
    @rdcotta 4 роки тому +9

    Was a stupid flight. He was flying to fast all the flight. Put in risk the people there. Why is coming so fast to the landing??!!! Maybe have some problem with the left stick of the radio.

  • @jameshovey8301
    @jameshovey8301 4 роки тому +77

    Let your friend know that he doesn't have to wear a florescent green shirt. We can see him just fine.

    • @roberto3262
      @roberto3262 4 роки тому +4

      But, if he was wearing a gray one, they might mistake him for a dirigible.

    • @HughGRekshin
      @HughGRekshin 4 роки тому +1

      The shirt functions as the safety marker for the airstrip so the jet can land safely. If it was nighttime that shirt would be crucial.

    • @easypimpin123
      @easypimpin123 3 роки тому

      That's probably because he's morbidly obese.

    • @Jokertuning
      @Jokertuning 3 роки тому

      @@HughGRekshin u wouldn't see it out there at night

  • @howardharaway2259
    @howardharaway2259 3 роки тому +6

    Those drone operators are INSANE !

  • @kobe4266
    @kobe4266 2 роки тому +1

    When I was like 6 I used to live next to this really old man and I would see him bring his out and it was kinda sad. Almost like he used to play it with his kids or something.

  • @Zetamanfly
    @Zetamanfly 4 роки тому +33

    It’s simple, just learn to fly before takeoff. Simulator or a good trainer. You will enjoy every flight!

    • @capnhardway
      @capnhardway 2 роки тому +2

      I used a free simulator, it helps but sometimes things just get away from you 😂

  • @davidhollfelder9940
    @davidhollfelder9940 2 роки тому +1

    I quit flying “rouge” years ago, for AMA fields. High grass/tall field vegetation, road signs, street lights, soccer goal posts .. bad idea. Ask me how I know.

  • @ricardopr54
    @ricardopr54 4 роки тому +4

    I love the sound of those racing drones!...Thumbs-up👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾🌵🇵🇷😷

  • @ocsrc
    @ocsrc 2 роки тому +1

    How about one of the top secret hypersonic orbital vehicles we have ?
    How cool would it be to have one of those at dusk, just the right amount of light and camera angle, have it look real

  • @snipereliete
    @snipereliete 4 роки тому +5

    This is why we have proper facilities.propper runways and we r covered by insurance if something happens if we damaged someone's property.this is just silliness.

  • @bigmoneyjo41510
    @bigmoneyjo41510 2 роки тому +2

    Awesome. Great vid. Probably need a more wide open area to land but still awesome to see that fighter jet zooming through the sky. Thanks for sharing

  • @georgebenson6279
    @georgebenson6279 2 роки тому +11

    The best ive personally witnessed was a guy hovering his expensive helicopter ( 500 size I think) while another flew his 4ft plane straight into it.. The guy with the heli was literally speechless and couldn't talk.. We couldn't believe he just bagged all the pieces up and walked off like a zombie without a word.. It was like his brain went into protection mode and shut it all out lol.

    • @ernestschultz5065
      @ernestschultz5065 2 роки тому +2

      Probably was afraid if he let loose his anger something bad might have happened.

    • @georgebenson6279
      @georgebenson6279 2 роки тому +1

      @@ernestschultz5065 No he was more of a quiet geek type and definitely close to 60. I think he was just shocked and stunned but it was amazing how he never said a word and walked off into the distance with his bag of bits lol.. It was years ago but still makes me chuckle 😜

    • @microdesigns2000
      @microdesigns2000 2 роки тому +1

      @@georgebenson6279 did he ever come back to the field, or did that end his rc hobby?

  • @GreenChilliD
    @GreenChilliD 2 роки тому +1

    Criss crossing where the pilots are standing is very sketchy. Flying over a corn field is sketchy too. You go down could take hours to find it if you’re lucky. Unless you have a locator attached.

  • @Wok_Agenda
    @Wok_Agenda 4 роки тому +9

    Always fly in front of the strip and always choose strip that doesn't have trees in front and sides for 200 meters. It always works

    • @earlyculyer4103
      @earlyculyer4103 3 роки тому +1

      That's what I was thinking That's a very narrow path to land on especially if there's any crosswinds you got to give yourself more room which is hard to find that looks like a recipe for disaster just by the look of the place that roll looks very narrow and dirty and if he landed he had to have landed in a straight line to that corn look tough!

  • @Jeremyspoptart
    @Jeremyspoptart 2 роки тому +1

    This title should’ve been “airplane crash in 300 seconds” 🤣

  • @AphexTwinII
    @AphexTwinII 5 років тому +17

    Reading this entire group getting roasted in the comments was more entertaining.

  • @conesillyvalley7182
    @conesillyvalley7182 2 роки тому +1

    2 yrs later:
    "Wonder what that grey chip was in my cornflakes" .. 🧐

  • @Johnellenberger1
    @Johnellenberger1 4 роки тому +19

    Flew way too long, even with the bigger pack and it didn't seem like the pilot was using flaps on approach! Way too fast on approach!

    • @claytonlance235
      @claytonlance235 4 роки тому +1

      Thats what I thought, way to hot.

    • @ryanlemons3255
      @ryanlemons3255 4 роки тому +1

      Even flaps the jet would stall

    • @ryanlemons3255
      @ryanlemons3255 2 роки тому

      Wow time flies lol. Did you see cleetus McFarland flying the b2motion rc bomber lol

  • @killercal1046
    @killercal1046 2 роки тому +1

    “*Destroyed after 330 seconds*”

  • @subliminal1284
    @subliminal1284 4 роки тому +35

    Someone needs to practice landing, he was coming in way too fast.

  • @privacyplease5595
    @privacyplease5595 2 роки тому +1

    He didn't give that part any thought prior. Mindsets like that cause unwanted pregnancies too lmao

  • @1000Angus1000
    @1000Angus1000 5 років тому +31

    Karma. Dangerous flying with complete disregard for the safety of the other pilots in the pitts.

    • @xraptor10
      @xraptor10 5 років тому +1

      Well it's not an actual flying field so if they don't like having someone buzz over their head at 70mph they can just leave.
      😉

    • @matthewbalkema792
      @matthewbalkema792 5 років тому +4

      Yeah clearly the 3 fixed wing pilots we had out have been flying together for a long time. We know each others flying capabilities and pay attention accordingly

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 5 років тому +9

      @@matthewbalkema792 how does that help if theres an unforeseen problem? High speed low passes are EXACTLY when a problem is most likely to occur.
      A catastrophic failure at low level pointed in a safe direction never hurt anyone.
      Lose a servo horn or radio glitch loss of a control surface due to flutter while aimed at the back of a guys head and at the very least you spend the rest of the afternoon sitting in hard plastic chairs of the ER trying to figure out what to tell your wives so they will let you play together again someday.

    • @CessnaFlyerVT
      @CessnaFlyerVT 5 років тому +3

      “Pilots”

    • @1205firefighter
      @1205firefighter 5 років тому +2

      The guys AMA dislike.

  • @thedakotahurley
    @thedakotahurley Рік тому +2

    No way I could focus on flying with all those mosquito sounding quadcopters flying around. Those are cool craft but I cannot stand the sound of them

  • @looneytunes47
    @looneytunes47 3 роки тому +3

    any experienced seasoned pilot i know would never fly a jet with standing corn stalks on both sides of the landing strip. Plus his battery had to be about toast for voltage after that long of a flight.

    • @jacklets3851
      @jacklets3851 3 роки тому +2

      I’ve landed on runways about that narrow and did fine, I just don’t think the guy had much experience

    • @looneytunes47
      @looneytunes47 3 роки тому

      @@jacklets3851 Yeah that,s probably the case! but flying in a Corn Row Tunnel is taking big risk,s on a fast jet. We fly fast jets with nothing in site for miles that way there are no excuses but the Pilot himself

    • @jacklets3851
      @jacklets3851 3 роки тому +1

      @@looneytunes47 that’s fair, I’ll reword what I said.
      Flying on that runway is doable but not logical

    • @looneytunes47
      @looneytunes47 3 роки тому

      @@jacklets3851 my experience is that people tend to fly above there skill level when others are present to show off in front of...hahaha

    • @jacklets3851
      @jacklets3851 3 роки тому +1

      @@looneytunes47 yeah, and then they crash and look stupid lol.
      A lot of new people also don’t want to be seen with a beginner plane so they go straight to a 400 dollar jet and immediately destroy it. Then they claim it was a bad product

  • @larryk1978
    @larryk1978 2 роки тому +1

    Jets have flaps for a reason!!!!! Way too hot on approach!!!! Good luck with the next one!!

  • @paulclarke3132
    @paulclarke3132 3 роки тому +17

    Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. Broke about every safety rule in the book for flying RC. No wonder the FAA is coming down on the rest of us because of asses like this.

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  3 роки тому +1

      Exactly . Wait what haha

    • @homersipes
      @homersipes 3 роки тому +3

      That entire ordeal is about as unsafe as it can possibly get. This is what happens when idiots buy things and have absolutely no give a damn to learn proper ways of doing things

    • @jaybomb5022
      @jaybomb5022 3 роки тому

      Good think nobody cares what you guys think lol. We can't all drive 2-3hrs just to fly for 25min. You fly where you can and accept the risks, the FAA is trying to ban aircraft because of drone spying not rc jets.

    • @andrewvosecky9413
      @andrewvosecky9413 2 роки тому +3

      @@homersipes I flew a brand new plane, with a brand new receiver a few weeks ago. Got to far ahead of myself in my excitement and forgot to do a range test before the first flight. Found out about 5 seconds into the flight the receiver was bad and was getting a ton of signal holds. I was fortunate to get it down safely with out damage. All I can think about is what would happen if there was a failure like that was to happen when you are flying over the flight line like that. Seeing this after what happened to me, was horrifying, very very dangerous.

    • @homersipes
      @homersipes 2 роки тому +2

      @@andrewvosecky9413 when i was a kid i remember seeing a 45% extra 300 fly straight through an rv at a fly in due to a battery failure. Luckily nobody was in the rv at the time but it was like a missile. I have been fortunate as to never have that kind of issue. I did get "shot down" years ago, i had frequency pin and was flying a 1/4 scale j3 cub and a guest was flying on channel 55 same as me and he flipped his transmitter on while tuning his engine and down my plane went. Its the shit in this video that is destroying the hobby for everyone else that does it responsibly.

  • @NickWeissMusic
    @NickWeissMusic 3 роки тому +2

    That looks like a really, really stupid location to try to land your missile.

  • @capezyo
    @capezyo 2 роки тому +3

    Isn't a open fild better to fly...

  • @clinthowe7629
    @clinthowe7629 3 роки тому +1

    how can anyone concentrate with that infernal buzzing? they should be out on big playa somewhere in stead of flying in a cornfield down in a hole.

  • @loosingparts6159
    @loosingparts6159 4 роки тому +9

    Idiot gonna hurt someone. He’d be kicked out immediately where I fly.

  • @Stephon723
    @Stephon723 2 роки тому +1

    Those birds are not happy about those loud planes

  • @jonathonhebert7042
    @jonathonhebert7042 4 роки тому +11

    For some reason there are some very unrealistic people in this comment section that do not realize that RC clubs, and locations are in short supply. The nearest one from me is over 40 minutes away. The guys in this video look like they're practically in the middle of nowhere, they're fine. I agree the pilot is going a little fast in a tight spot, but I'm sure everyone there knew the risks. I fly my fully custom 6ft wide pusher plane in my backyard because I literally can't even transport it in my car. Just be happy there's people even in the hobby. It was an unfortunate crash, but we've all had ours.

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  4 роки тому +1

      Jonathon Hebert - let's be friends haha !!!

    • @larrynitso3597
      @larrynitso3597 2 роки тому

      40 minutes isn't that bad try two hours and no guarantee the condition will be favorable

    • @larrynitso3597
      @larrynitso3597 2 роки тому

      And yea these younger guys obviously have the money to go out and buy another, if you are building it you would be a lot more cautious

  • @adam_-adam
    @adam_-adam 2 роки тому +1

    It sucks when you crash but you still wanna fly more but have nothin else to fly.

  • @KPMACHINE1
    @KPMACHINE1 4 роки тому +26

    Mans greatest achievement was flight but you have to learn to land first

    • @ab3rsur314
      @ab3rsur314 4 роки тому +3

      If you are able to land your thing, only THEN you can fly.

    • @Thunderbyrd.
      @Thunderbyrd. 3 роки тому +2

      @@ab3rsur314 But don't you have to fly before you can land?

    • @ab3rsur314
      @ab3rsur314 3 роки тому +1

      @@Thunderbyrd. technically the truth. Good one.😅 yeeees you are right, but you know what I mean.

  • @pgmecomedy5399
    @pgmecomedy5399 3 роки тому +1

    I thought I was going to see my first UA-cam video of an RC jet impacting into a person.

  • @bayarea5168
    @bayarea5168 5 років тому +14

    Hot landing. Need to slow down with flaps on approach?

  • @todhowell5049
    @todhowell5049 2 роки тому +1

    Yeah, i quit after watching a 6000 dallor 150cc extra 300 lose frequency and fall to the ground. And that was back when you had to build them. Looking back at all the planes and all the algin helicopters i had and the other stuff, i could have bought a 150,000 dallor home. And then i wouldn't be living in an apartment and paying rent. That was a phase in my life , i wish i could have not went through. I loved it, especially racing the cars on the local tracks, but dam, i wasted alot of money. And still cant fly a helicopter like todd watts.

  • @Back2BackLakers2010
    @Back2BackLakers2010 3 роки тому +4

    The walk of shame begins around the 5:30 mark. We have all been there.

    • @tonywright8294
      @tonywright8294 11 місяців тому

      I haven’t ,but I’m not a total moron like this bunch of pricks.

  • @marleyboy7732
    @marleyboy7732 2 роки тому +1

    As much as I want to fly toys like these & move on to larger scales an more advanced. Even this 500$ wreck creeps me out. Is there such a plane that's so durable like nerf foam that beginners like me could practice with. Without going broke at start?

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  2 роки тому +1

      Yes, this is a fast, hard to handle jet. Most rc planes are much more forgiving !

  • @Aereaphotography
    @Aereaphotography 5 років тому +25

    How about toning down on the drone noise..how can you even concentrate with all that buzzing around🤔

  • @charleschastain829
    @charleschastain829 2 роки тому +1

    F,18 did you locate the black box?

  • @surveyorna1658
    @surveyorna1658 4 роки тому +3

    Flying over any pit area with any flying machine is just dangerous and stupid!

  • @williamgrimberg2510
    @williamgrimberg2510 4 роки тому +2

    Need a better place to fly , to many obstacles like corn cobs , people and vehicles too close to the road their using . Could be dangerous for any spectators too . We had a mowed hay field we donated to a Montana RC club which has work out for many years now . They have strict safety and flight precautions to keep people and property safe .

  • @simonbpuk2949
    @simonbpuk2949 3 роки тому +26

    It's not too badly damaged, the guy should be able to stick the bits back together with it looking like styrofoam. In the 60's and 70's when those model aircraft came down you knew about it with bits shattering everywhere but still, the modellers would simply repair the damaged parts for newly crafted parts. That said in those days the modellers built the planes from scratch following a detailed plan for every part, the wing structure would be like a skeleton until it had it's wing membrane ironed onto the frame joists. I remember listening to my uncle when he tried to sell some of his old model planes near on 50 years later and being told that the pilots of today want an instant plane ready to fly, they're not interested in learning the aerodynamics involved in creating a plane from scratch so his planes didn't sell. So on that basis....Yes the guys damaged plane in the video will probably never fly again.

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  3 роки тому +2

      Please , just do what Simon says !

    • @pawpawstew
      @pawpawstew 3 роки тому +3

      I flew RC back in the 80s and 90s, and with the exception of one aircraft I built them all from balsa, and Monocote. I even modified a few. Without understanding aerodynamics, weight and balance, wing loading, etc., I couldn't have done that. It's ironic now that I'm dipping my toes back into the hobby again, all I can find are foam airplanes. Heck, Tower Hobbies doesn't even sell kits any more.

    • @bkpickell
      @bkpickell 2 роки тому +3

      You don't need to understand aerodynamics to build a model plane. The plansa are very detailed. I used to love putting balsa planes together. Never really liked the foam planes, due to being manhandled too easily by the slightest of breezes. I really miss the smell of nitro burning in the morning. And I am currently building another balsa plane, so yes some people still like putting them together.

    • @frankjennings4849
      @frankjennings4849 2 роки тому +3

      @@pawpawstew I am flying a highly modified Kadet Sr. that has been flying for 22yrs. It has been crashed and repaired several times but continues to be my favorite all around flier. Show me a foamie that has anything near this useable life.

    • @ThePoilkjmnb03
      @ThePoilkjmnb03 2 роки тому +3

      @@Warpig0321 I think what this dude is saying is that it's also about fixing (and learning to modify) the planes once you break them, it was a pretty long winded point but it's still valid. He wasn't saying Styrofoam planes are junk, it's just that you don't necessarily have to put it back the same as it was for it to fly, have some fun w it
      The old way is and was fairly expensive and hard, so you have to modify the plane within your skill and budget (you can make custom Styrofoam parts, all you need is a sharp knife or razor blade. It will save you money and a trip to the hobby shop)

  • @HenryL161947
    @HenryL161947 2 роки тому +1

    for the jets need a more "roomy" flying field methinks

  • @kevinmanns1249
    @kevinmanns1249 4 роки тому +24

    Thts wrong place to be flying a jet not smart at all🤔

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  4 роки тому +3

      Thanks man ! Love to hear your opinion .

    • @hobie1613
      @hobie1613 4 роки тому +1

      I’d be comfortable flying a jet like that from that location

  • @RichardSekmistrz
    @RichardSekmistrz 3 роки тому +2

    Me: "Look how fast and graceful this jet is! It looks too fast to fly!"
    Bird: "I think I will fly up and swoop it and do circles around it!"
    Me: "Damn you mother nature, you showoff!"

  • @robjones5
    @robjones5 4 роки тому +26

    Could always try flying at an actual field instead of a road.. just sayn.

  • @brokearcader6625
    @brokearcader6625 2 роки тому +1

    @4:17 that was so cool, idk if it was just because it flew through a cloud but being so far away made it look like it broke the speed sound barrier

  • @Vostok7
    @Vostok7 3 роки тому +5

    Later when the farmer sees miniature plane parts in his combine:
    “What in tiny aviation?”

    • @lens1736
      @lens1736 3 роки тому +1

      I got that! pretty good

  • @mikelsworld74
    @mikelsworld74 3 роки тому +1

    That's what crazy glue is for.

  • @markcarr5142
    @markcarr5142 2 роки тому +3

    So, one thing that you NEVER DO.... fly a damn rc plane or helicopter DIRECTLY OVER SPECTATORS, INDIVIDUALS, OR TRAFFIC.
    I can't believe how dangerous this fool is flying that f-18.

    • @polyscient
      @polyscient 2 роки тому

      That's what makes this video entertaining.

  • @edwardmullen1581
    @edwardmullen1581 2 роки тому +2

    Let's forget for the moment of standing practically on the runway. But flying across the line of pilots multiple times that have their heads buried in FPV, and you have the makings of a truly tragic event. Completely un-safe. You're worried about a $500 plane! Withe the way you guys fly there, you should be more worried about criminal charges of negligence in regards to personal or property damage!

  • @urbexcamo3855
    @urbexcamo3855 3 роки тому +3

    The way he's on his knees almost in tears is absolutely tradgic

  • @Watthead80
    @Watthead80 2 роки тому +1

    That was not that bad. Great thing about foamies, a little glue and maybe some bamboo skewers and she's ready to go. We always had epoxy and other gear for field repairs. You've not flown enough if you've never crashed. At least it wasn't a balsa kit, do they even make those anymore?

  • @LuizFernando-pj4rp
    @LuizFernando-pj4rp 5 років тому +21

    When the guy has learnt how to fly that damm thing but skipped the landing class

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому +3

      coming down is the hardest part haha !

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 5 років тому +4

      @@kristopherketchum1902 coming down is easy, coming down gently not so much.

    • @chernandez109ch
      @chernandez109ch 5 років тому +2

      This plane has flaps and will come in at a manageable speed with high alpha attitude, what a waste of a beautiful jet!!

    • @christopherleveck6835
      @christopherleveck6835 5 років тому +1

      @@chernandez109ch this plane has flaps and CAN come down manage ably......just not this time....

    • @skyraidfpv6753
      @skyraidfpv6753 5 років тому +1

      @@kristopherketchum1902 Takes guts to try to land an EDF on that narrow road near all that corn and trees! Oh well at least looked repairable!

  • @propgear123
    @propgear123 3 роки тому +1

    Unlucky guys we all been their unfortunately haha. Looks a good flying crew 🙌🏼🙌🏼👊🏼

  • @nothsim
    @nothsim 4 роки тому +4

    Got the weird feeling I was watching independents Day during the video.

  • @chrismerkel9604
    @chrismerkel9604 2 роки тому +1

    From a pilots perspective take off and landing is the most dangerous part of aviation
    low and slow. He should of used a parking lot with no light polls for is experimental 1st
    flight.

  • @radioflitercairplanes1715
    @radioflitercairplanes1715 5 років тому +6

    It won't look "NEW" but you can repair that and it will be strong and look really good.

  • @Tuidkskiwjdhdbd
    @Tuidkskiwjdhdbd 3 роки тому +1

    That walk of shame such a downer to such a nice flight im new to fpv just got nazgul5 4s and also got a couple glider planes the sky king from xk I got it new for 50 bucks and now I'm hooked i love ground rc now i think i love flying

  • @mickistevens4886
    @mickistevens4886 4 роки тому +9

    Hey, if you think this was "destroyed" you never heard of hot glue. I've had worse and was back up flying it the next day.

    • @pimuce
      @pimuce 4 роки тому +2

      What a strange hobby for me : you buy an expensive RC model and it can be destroyed on a few minutes.....

    • @incubrian
      @incubrian 4 роки тому +1

      @@pimuce so there's a cool concept out there called "a challenge" - that's the fun. learning to kill it and not crash and fuck up is where the reward is.

  • @damiansgaragebuilds7663
    @damiansgaragebuilds7663 2 роки тому +1

    I can imagine all that dried up corn igniting ….talk about a problem then

  • @Macyam
    @Macyam 4 роки тому +3

    I wouldnt say it was destroyed in seconds, it was flying about for quite a while. The actual crash took less than a second to damage it, and it wasnt actually destroyed either, broken nose and some other bits, didnt look that bad, foam glues back together.

  • @davidlitzmedia1682
    @davidlitzmedia1682 2 роки тому +1

    Bummer. But it's only $500? That's cheap. It's ok buddy you'll get it fixed 💪

  • @ronwade5433
    @ronwade5433 5 років тому +4

    This was the WORST flight line management ever! Read the AMA flight line rules: establish a runway, a pilot line and spectator line, drone pilots may not harass fixed wing and keep all flight operations AWAY from the crowd etc.

    • @kristopherketchum1902
      @kristopherketchum1902  5 років тому +1

      Heck yeah that's what I keep telling em ! I invited the AMA out to fly with us , they said they were busy investigating a Ron Wade haha jp !

  • @jasonluong9889
    @jasonluong9889 2 роки тому +1

    I taped mine up so it prevents major damage in crashes.

  • @gabryrc9439
    @gabryrc9439 5 років тому +13

    There were 3 reason why you crashed.
    the first one: you cannot fly an edf in that location, the runway was not wide and you have obstacles on both sides so landing and takeoff are very dangerous
    The second one: too many drones i hate drones because they can fly far from the runway because they are fpv but the pilots won’t understand that, so you need to ask every single time to go away from the runway because you have to land an edf
    The third one: inexperience; yeah you need less excursion on the ailerons and on the elevator, if you want you can set on your radio a setting for the landing so you can fly with your settin during the flight and with the landing setting during the landing
    So you will be more smooth
    And I suggest you to do more hours on the simulator

    • @larrynitso3597
      @larrynitso3597 2 роки тому +2

      Totally agree 👍

    • @gabryrc9439
      @gabryrc9439 2 роки тому +2

      @@brianjob3018 nup

    • @gabryrc9439
      @gabryrc9439 2 роки тому +2

      @@brianjob3018 electric ducted fan

    • @brianjob3018
      @brianjob3018 2 роки тому +1

      @@gabryrc9439 Kept thinking gas-powered....(I gotta get out of the mid-80s and into the late-90s!)

  • @rowdybunz
    @rowdybunz 3 роки тому +1

    You mean destroyed in 5 minutes 😂😂 I was expecting it to crash within 10 seconds at most. then 7 minutes of them trying to put the flames out in the corn field 😂 .....nice plane tho 👌