Joe Hunt on DownOnTheDeck.com, rifle rolls at 64 and perfecting mechanical setups
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- Опубліковано 27 тра 2024
- If you’ve been into RC aerobatics for a long time you’re probably familiar with DownOnTheDeck.com (not around anymore) and the man behind it, Joe Hunt.
Back in 2005 when I was starting in RC aerobatics, DownOnTheDeck was one of the go to places to find information about 3D flying and giant scale aerobatics. Joe Hunt not only posted videos of his own proficient 3D flying, after all, he’s a very skilled pilot with experience in competitions like the Xtreme Flight Championships, but also shared videos of the Tournament of Champions, wrote up detailed builds and product reviews and created tutorials about how to properly setup throttle servo linkages or multi servo setups in airplane wings. SkyboundRC is in big part inspired by Joe’s work.
In our chat, we talk about Joe’s journey with DownOnTheDeck and his obsession to detail when setting up a new airplane. Pay attention, because we cover many important aspects that can make all the difference when putting together your next plane. We also chat about his personal journey to learn rifle rolls at the age of 64 and his own UA-cam channel, Joe Hunt RC, where he still posts setup tips and tricks and shares his RC adventures.
Joe's channel: / @joehuntrc5027
Follow Joe in Facebook: / joehuntrc
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Great interview, thanks for the history and all the insigts...I'm 50 and just learing rifles. Its really not fun and taking super long to learn. Ive committed to putting in 100 hrs on the sim, only 12 hrs so far and just seeing some light now. At this age im still so excited about flying but I cant learn as fast. Down On The Deck was one of my faborite sites back then....thanks so muchb for the encouragement, im still fired up. Cheers.
Great conversation! Thank you Juan and Joe!
Ive been flying aerobatics for 27 years and i still love learning from others. I get pumped up trying new techniques or setups, hardware, servos, batteries whatever. Anything flying really turns my crank. Keep up the great video's!!
Legend! great interview, I remember that Quique article can't believe it was that long ago!!
Loved this!
i have known Joe since his days at TOMCATS. One cool and decent guy
Awsame video thanks
Great stuff 🔥
I’m 35 but I’ve been flying 3D since its inception. Much like you I went from a trainer to seeing QQ hover and from then on all I’ve wanted to do was 3D. I took four years off of flying and I come back to all this new 3D. I was pretty good ten years ago but now I’m way behind the curve. I do practice rifles but I’m not good enough with altitude to get low. I can steer but I can’t quite keep like altitude where I want it. If I start to loose altitude I’m not quick enough to gain it back before it would eat dirt.
I don’t do videos anymore because no one wants to go fly with me and hold a camera the whole time I’m flying.
But I’m with you. I feel like I’m 20 years old until I try this new 3D stuff then I feel terrible lol.
Don't beat yourself up. Fly more. That's it. I'm good too. But like you I'm behind the curve. Evertime I show up at the club they all want me to put on an airshow. Sometimes I get uncomfortable because I'm flying outside my flying level to give them what they want. I definitely need to fly more myself
Im just excited joe finally got an electric!!! Really suprised he only got a 60" tho i figured he wouldve done atleast an 85" for an electric i kno joe likes the big planes
True! They were out of stock! haha I was just teasing about the sizes, I just got a Extra 300 3D 1.3m from Horizon and it's like my favorite plane now. haha
Speaking of strength. Excuse the explicative but ya'll know about the "Bitch slap"?. what a name lol. I dont know how a plane does not explode after that. The new planes are amazing in strength while keeping the wing loading low.
Some fields are great because they can allow up to 600-650ft of ceiling. The field where I fly we're only limited to 200ft ceiling. So all of us that fly 3D at our field got used to flying under 100ft when we practice, but we're also so used to it that we don't even know we're flying really low. I do agree that fear slows down your progress of practice. The only I don't agree on is that "Manliness doesn't equate to larger airplanes", as the best pilots I know love to fly and don't care what airplane they use. As for fun we try to 3D anything at our field, like rolling harriers on a Cessna or a wing with no rudder. We do have group of old 3d fliers that comes through, but they have so much ego that they just make fun of planes that are less than 100"
Just teasing, my favorite plane right now is the E-Flight Extra 300 3D 1.3m. :)
@joehuntrc5027 dude that plane is heavy. It's like doing 3d with a garbage truck lol
@@alwaysflying6540 but I like it! 😁
@@joehuntrc5027 Do ascending and descending rifle rolls on your next "learn how to fly 3D"
@monchichis333 it will definitely get your reflexes going. Don't get me wrong, it's not a terrible plane. It can be a little difficult at times, that's all
What's a trash can plane?
Just an affectionate name for an old beater plane. I bought a 3DHS Slick that was broken everywhere and just a pile. I did the minimum to get it flying and then I just have a different attitude whilst flying it. I feel like I don't care if I take it home that day or not, you know? So, what happens is I actually fly better, vs just crashing it or something. Frees your mind up. For me it's not about the money, it's about the plane looking like it should go in the trashcan. haha
@@joehuntrc5027 That's great, love it. Good idea.
@@joehuntrc5027 This here is what will make you a better pilot! A plane that you can care less about will allow you to fly lower, perform those moves that you would never attempt with your new nicer plane!
Man this guy talks to much …I’ve heard all this on his channel lol 😆 but seriously like the insight on how people learn cause it’s hard to get a lot of real stick time when you fly once a week simulator helps but does not translate directly to reality with no reset option.
Definitely talks too much. haha