Blade mQX from surfimp on Vimeo. I picked up a Blade mQX BNF quadcopter last week and I’ve been having a blast with it ever since. I’ve only got about a dozen flights on it, and very little previous helicopter experience, but it’s so easy and fun to fly that you pick it up really [...]
An online acquaintance from Colorado got really into FPV a few years back and is now a true master of the art. He put together a great compilation of his best footage from 2011… check it out, great music, all HD quality, and really just a pleasure to watch.
I finally finished building my new Weasel Evo from Dream-Flight R/C. I’m really pleased with how it came out! Back in 2003, the original Weasel was the glider that really got me into slope soaring. I’d flown on and off since I was pretty young, and had finally got the hang of sloping my last [...]
This is an example of what’s know as “FPV”, or “First Person Video.” Basically, a miniature wireless video camera is installed on a model airplane, and you fly the plane while looking through either virtual reality goggles or else a monitor… the results are pretty amazing!!
“A restored B-17 bomber will visit Santa Barbara from April 23 to 25 during a 60-city “Salute to Veterans” national tour. It’s one of two Flying Fortresses scheduled to land on the Central Coast this spring. The other will arrive in Santa Maria in May. During its Santa Barbara visit, “Aluminum Overcast,” the Experimental Aircraft [...]
Courtesy TerritorioScuola I have said many times that the French are 10 years ahead of the rest of the world when it comes to glider aerobatics, and videos like this (from 2001!!!) are the reason…
Eté 2009 au Ménez-HomUploaded by PLP35. This is a great video from France showing the joy of R/C glider flying. These guys fly their beautiful crunchies as though they were Weasels! Tres cool
The boys and I went to Shoreline Park for day two of this year’s Weaselfest. We were there instead of Ellwood due to the strong southeast wind ahead of the storm that’s due to come through later today. We had a great time and Jose Luis did his very first loop and roll! So proud [...]
Another shot from this year’s Weaselfest (day one at Ellwood). It’s almost hard to believe that these have been happening for seven years now. So much fun and such great people. Can’t wait for next year!
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