Dude! When you sign up to be camera man there’s an implied responsibility that goes with the job. You can be forgiven for a little out of focus or not centered in frame or a little jittery but you are to absolutely stand your ground, risk life and limb, do whatever it takes to get the MONEY shot. Never miss the MONEY shot. Dude, you missed the MONEY shot. LOL
One thing that I have learned about the EFlite Draco is that it HATES being upside down. It recovers very poorly from aerobatic maneuvers, as that is not what it was designed to do. It is a high-performance STOL airplane and that’s it. Also, low level aerobatics are incredibly dangerous in non-aerobatic machines. Shame that this had to happen. I’m just happy I’ve finally got mine!
@@nickhayley cheap plane have lot more funny because no matter if destroy and expensive ower price plane not funny destroy waste lot money and no like many year and remember why has idiot and waste money stupid.
@@mattivirta the chinese aren't selling cheap anymore. Look at HobbyKing and Banggood. Good prices but they aren't low-cost like they were in 2010. Back then HobbyKing blew away the competition in cheap pricing.
Oh man sorry buddy, welcome to the party. Build it back up with me and call it DracoX when I crashed mine my wife broke her nail 😜😂 it looks like you came out ok 👍
@@MikePatey Mike...you're a mad wizard genius! Like a renaissance artist of aviation. With that said...what the hell you doing watching RC Draco crash videos? Scrappy needs to get done so you get on Draco X man! WTH! Now..."back to work! 😋🤪😁💪 Oh and... having a blast flying Draco. Horizon honored you! Worth every damn penny!
I nearly did that myself. The error was not letting off the throttle at the top of the loop and literally powering it into the ground.Gravity works against you on the way down and tries to make the height of the loop larger, so coast down the back side. Sorry for the loss. Crashes were much more painfully when we had to build them from balsa kits, so it could have been worse. Happy flying!
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
...the whole flight was living on the edge of skill just but just, inside the pilots level...it was sadly bound to happen. eventually...as it is for all of us...
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
Haha. Sorry dude didn't look like that to me. Clearly pilot error. You could tell through the whole flight he was showing off but wasn't always in complete control of the plane.
Watched the last part at 1/4 speed and he held up elevator all the way through the (underground) loop. He had enough power to continue straight up or he could have made it a a split-S and flown upright directly away from the camera. It is a god idea to never land coming directly at yourself. It is hard to judge distance and speed. The left turning at takeoff can be fixed with right rudder. It will help offset torque and p-factor that are dominant at low speeds and high power settings. Then you can fly a crisp pattern easily.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
If I ever get to own the Horizonhobby eFlite Draco RC, I’m going to fly it in a similar fashion to Mike Patey…more scale, without the performance of some 3D or air show flight demo pilot maneuvers. Because whenever any RC pilot starts flying this plane in a fashion otherwise this will be the result, not enough mistakes high to attempt recovery, and keeping the plane out in front of the zero line. I know the wind was a factor. I’m glad nobody got hurt, just the $600 slam to the wallet.
Ouch, tough break! If it’s any comfort, the real Draco doesn’t look so hot right now either... hopefully you can get this one back in the air. FoamTac and Gorilla Glue can work wonders. ;-)
I'm sorry to here about your head injury. I was skiing in Massachusetts years ago and fell on a icy patch and sled into a tree stump which ruptured my kidney and I spent ten days in the hospital. I lost 2-3 pints of blood internally and in my Blatter ,. My blood count was monitored every other hour to see if my kidney was healing or if it had to be removed . Luckly it did heal back together since I had to stay in bed the whole time without moving. I still kept on skiing but was very cautious from then on in Colorado,Utah,california,and Nevada. Oh by the way I spent a year in Vietnam getting mortar fire ,snipper fire and getting stitched up from stupid things since I drove an 17 ton army wrecker all over the lower part of Vietnam. Life goes on and everybody has a story, you were meant to be which somebody told me one time. Good luck Buddy
As clear a case of failure to avoid terrain as I have ever witnessed. Great fun video until that moment. but that's why the local hobby shops sell CA glue. We have a saying at our club... "nobody wants to see a guy crash his plane...but nobody wants to miss it either!" Best of luck repairing it, looks like the full scale Draco right now (Mike says Draco will be back in some form!).
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
At first a beautiful flight .. next into some nice flybys at head hight .. then the pilot starts to get cocky ... A nice wingover , into a loop with inadequate alltitude....😲😢😂🤣🙄 Looks repearable!!! I injoyed that...😁 Thanks for the show mate from way down under here in New Zealand...👍
Very ballsy flying, Jake. Seemed like you had an instinctive feel for the diff battery config. That novel diff and funky wind may have conspired for the crash. Great vid Chris, I too missed a few craters made by you! You just want to see them first hand rather than thru the lens! SHWYPN!
Sick to my stomach watching the video. I saw my 6 year flying career flash before my eyes. Thanks as always for sharing. If my back ordered Draco shows up in my lifetime I’ll have this video burned into memory and the thought- “If Jake and Chris crashed this, I need to keep some altitude and know which switch SAFE is on.”
Hey Jeff. Dont worry buddy, this plane is actually rock solid and flys great. Jake already ordered what he needed and when she's back flying again, we'll make a Draco redemption video! Cheers buddy!
@@ChrisCallahan2018 I think I told you, when I got started in the sport I had a 14 year old (friend’s son) who was an expert flyer. He was also a Sage. He’d always say things in one sentence that still sticks in my mind 6 years later- “If you can’t afford to crash it, you can’t afford to fly it.” “Just so you know, every plane has an expiration date.” (God I hate that kid. He should be close to 21 now. Old enough that I can kick him in the shins and run. No one at 14 should fly as well as he did and have that insight)
I know what you mean...my eyes aren't what they used to be so I tend to want to fly bigger planes now. I got into the hobby pretty late. Jake flys the pants off stuff so we balance each other nicely...lol
Canceled the order for the Draco. It’s been on back order so long the clothes I was wearing when I placed the order went out of style. I took the $600 I was refunded and ordered the Euro Green FL P-38, with the gear upgrade and the Spectrum AR637T. (It was in stock) Wanted the Eflite 80mm F-16, but it’s on pre-order....
Thanks Sean!! We actually had an epic flying morning. Normally we try to fly by ourselves, but it was such a nice day, the weekend warriors were out in force. Cheers!!
Been watching all the E-flight Draco stuff. Noticed something very familiar about this one . The Highlands look great. Just Plane Nutz! Tough luck dude.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 I feel for him and I hope my comment wasn't taken as insulting ... I respect that he was simply doing the safest thing he could in that scenario. I sincerely hope he can repair that fine looking machine and get back flying again soon!
Glad you decided to film my last flight boss! 2 weeks and she will be good as new... almost.. lol Definitely a dumb thumb moment but I was pushing it all day and it finally bit me. Cheers pilots 🤙
It was still a good day buddy! Our formation flight was so fun. Still piecing that together. I give you tons of props for how you handled that crash...better than I would have bud!!!
My Turbo Timber flys like the Draco. I added an Aerostar 60 RVS ESC for reverse thrust after touchdown. Works great when you can find the right switch! I accidentally hit the reverse switch in the air and when I went full power the prop noise was scary. I immediately cut the power and landed to inspect for damage. No damage but lesson learned is choose a switch that is hard to get to like the A switch. I’m sure we will hear about reverse thrust loss of control incidents.
Hey Victor, I think you're right. I hit the switch a few feet off the ground and flared a bit early...gave it power but it was reversed..yikes! It definitely will take some getting used to.
Repeat after me: Three mistakes high. Three mistakes high. Three mistakes high. I've had too many flights that ended suddenly on much shorter flights than that!
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 if the wind was the problem on landing then you took off in the wrong direction, unless you are saying the wind did a 180 in your 4 min flight. Always take off into the wind.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
too low for a loop for my liking, but, it is doable. if you want safety dont aim for a perfect circle of a loop, let it climb a bit more-ease off the up elevator just to get another few meter of altitude, and when at the top kill the throttle for like a half second and the plane will just drop the nose more than you would with elevator without a chance of getting it in a spin, full throttle then again with up elevator.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
fair play for riskin a plane for safety of the others. i was not there, and cant see the whole picture on video, but if there was a plan in that touch n go, it was a bad one and poorly executed. flyin perpendicular to the pitt is not wise in my opinion on a first place because you are flying towards a no fly zone and it puts you in these kind of situations where you dont have a lot of room to manuevre or think. once he pulled up and got a bit of altitude it was safe, ish, if he went for a turn instead of a dive, in which he stalled it (thats why it spun arround) and it was too low to get it out of that. most of my time in the air i am thinking about emergency. what if... what if my motor dies now, what if my aileron servo dies, what if my elevator saervo dies... had it all happen before, and it was the fact that i was ready for it that saved my planes. have a plan, and leave your self options for when the plan backfires. altitude and speed are 2 options for example which would be of a good use here. with all the shit i did, not just in flyin but in life, i will advise to be smart in stupidity
That's exactly what happened! It's a very comfortable airframe and is so predictable with a pile of power and performance. Can't wait to get her back up.
Lol!!! We had an epic formation flight right before this accident. A new member filmed us and I'm piecing together the video. Jake and I actually nailed it. I'm hoping he's back up with me in a repaired Draco soon!
At least he knows he dumb thumbed it, and he's not trying to blame it on something else. Good thing about it, there are hundreds upon hundreds more just like it to be had.
Beautiful crash 💥 I know it gotta hurt. That’s how I almost felt when I almost dropped my 630$ spektrum IX 12, but luckily I caught it In Mid air. Nice one mate wish better flying next time
No..lol tried pull it up because the safety guyvatvthe field was right behind us. He could have just flown over the pits and went around, but he tired to pull up and reverse it but that sadly didn't work.
Cameraman did what I expect 95% of us would do, DUCK!!!!! Me and my friend Bernie went to a Blue Angels air show in Jersey a number of years ago. He was filming it on his camcorder until the solo and reverse solo approached the viewing area head on from about a mile or so out, then they went knife edge and crossed each other. one going left, the other right. From our vantage point it looked like if they had crashed at that point they would have landed on top of several thousand people. So my friend at that instant did what I expect 95% of people would do, he DROPPED THE $600 CAMCORDER ON THE PAVEMENT AS HE DUCKED FOR COVER. And that was when a dollar was a dollar. Did he get the shot? I honestly don't remember but have to ask him next time I see him. maybe I can post the video here if he had any better luck than Chris! LOL
Waiting for mine to arrive. In RealFlight, a full throttle snap roll (full right aileron, full left rudder) will snap off the right wing every time. Fault in the digital model or perfectly accurate???
I dont use RealFlight, but I think the Sims aren't 100% accurate. I've seen Horizons vid of someone snap rolling the Draco, but I won't be doing it. I'm sure Jake will...lol
The perfect figure 9. Been there before. Just had to jump on the band wagon lol. Personally I would have buzzed the safety guys head and took the punishment 😳😳🤔😝
Lost signal twice with my Draco when it was nose down vertical, maybe similar to what happened to you? I then moved the led unit as I believe it interfered with its position on the reciever; second error is what many will do, this model is so good one becomes reckless...
Actually, the reason he crashed was because the clubs safety guy was right behind him..he had to come in right at us due to the wind...he didn't realize he had that much energy when he bounced...normally he would have just added power, fly right over us and go around. He tried not to fly over the pits to keep them happy and lost his plane. He is fixing it as we speak though.
I started with planes years ago then got hooked on FPV quads. But after 5 years and thousands of dollars later it's very relaxing to just cruise around with a plane again, minimal stick movements. I wouldn't pay $600 + $135 a battery for this but it's a beautiful plane.
Caught by a sudden gust of gravity.
Yap... Mr. Isaac Newton was right with this apple...
Was doing okay Until the gravity WindShear 😱 I've been there
@@vdm7776 no gravity,, just a word to try and explain 14.7 # per sq. inch
not gravity,,, over confidence
Dude! When you sign up to be camera man there’s an implied responsibility that goes with the job. You can be forgiven for a little out of focus or not centered in frame or a little jittery but you are to absolutely stand your ground, risk life and limb, do whatever it takes to get the MONEY shot. Never miss the MONEY shot.
Dude, you missed the MONEY shot. LOL
I know Scott, I know...😀 I was close but that doesn't cut it....Cheers!!
its harder than it looks following an unpredictable flight especially when you are not the pilot
@@m.s.aviation7065 That wasnt an issue of following an unpredictable flight, that was an issue of self preservation, how dare he!
No self-preservation allowed when you’re the cameraman🥺
🤣🤣 brilliant!!
Camera man about as good as the pilot
LMFAO
😃😃👍
"Did you get it?!?!?"
"Probably not."
😂😂😅
Glad I didn't watch the whole thing- just wanted to see the crash- fail.
One thing that I have learned about the EFlite Draco is that it HATES being upside down. It recovers very poorly from aerobatic maneuvers, as that is not what it was designed to do. It is a high-performance STOL airplane and that’s it. Also, low level aerobatics are incredibly dangerous in non-aerobatic machines. Shame that this had to happen. I’m just happy I’ve finally got mine!
That's because it's not designed to do aerobatic maneuvers
@@lhansenrc9262 that's what he just said
He was way too low for a loop anyway. When you try to turn a touch-an-go into a loop, things seldom end well.
we've all been there, but $600 is a lot. this video just makes me want to keep flying my cheap park flyers
yes ower price lot 600$ this shit, need wait when chinese smart guys made copy and sell lot lot lot cheapen same.normal this can made less than 100$
Absolutely. I've had SO much fun flying cheap planes.
@@nickhayley cheap plane have lot more funny because no matter if destroy and expensive ower price plane not funny destroy waste lot money and no like many year and remember why has idiot and waste money stupid.
@@mattivirta the chinese aren't selling cheap anymore. Look at HobbyKing and Banggood. Good prices but they aren't low-cost like they were in 2010. Back then HobbyKing blew away the competition in cheap pricing.
@@datvik7187 we got tariffs now
Now it looks like the real one!
That's Hysterical LOLOLOL
Ouch.... freaking funny though. Actually...Mike's still had gear on it lol.
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Oh man sorry buddy, welcome to the party. Build it back up with me and call it DracoX when I crashed mine my wife broke her nail 😜😂 it looks like you came out ok 👍
@@MikePatey Mike...you're a mad wizard genius! Like a renaissance artist of aviation. With that said...what the hell you doing watching RC Draco crash videos? Scrappy needs to get done so you get on Draco X man! WTH! Now..."back to work! 😋🤪😁💪
Oh and... having a blast flying Draco. Horizon honored you! Worth every damn penny!
Horizon knows their going to sell a lot of Draco parts.
Spare parts here ;-) Still it was good flight. Oh yeah. Big salute from Slovenia, Pilot Robert
Thanks Robert! Jake will have her up and flying soon I hope. Cheers from Montana!
Thanks Pilot Robert! Big salute Sir. Once I get her back to her normal beauty she will own the sky again. Just with much more scale and grace.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 My friend lived in Montana for arround three years. Beautiful country. Dreaming to visit someday.
@@alpinerc1249 Perfect my friend.
I hope you can someday!
The whole time I knew he didn’t get the actual crash on cam 🤦♂️
Same here
I nearly did that myself. The error was not letting off the throttle at the top of the loop and literally powering it into the ground.Gravity works against you on the way down and tries to make the height of the loop larger, so coast down the back side.
Sorry for the loss. Crashes were much more painfully when we had to build them from balsa kits, so it could have been worse.
Happy flying!
Classic, Skill and courage mixed up again.
Just happened to my last weekend with my viper. Got to cocky
RC rule: You never ever loop right after leaving the ground! Pilot error. Own to it and either fix it or buy another one.
It's a great plane.
I fly real airplanes it's a rule for us to lololololol
"A lesson learned hard, is a lesson learned well"
Why would you do a loop right after just doing a touch and go?
Once again an example that there are "pilots" with too much money who should rather play park chess.
Pilot error, nothing more and nothing less. Heaven knows all of us who fly have made a pilot error that cost us a plane.
This is not an acrobatic plane.
You did get an authentic experience given that the real one crashed.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 YIKES!
Rc-Rule No1. : DON'T GET OVERCONFIDENT !
Rule No2. : Don't talk about the fight club...
...the whole flight was living on the edge of skill just but just, inside the pilots level...it was sadly bound to happen. eventually...as it is for all of us...
Hate to see that guys!! We all get a little confident sometimes, hopefully you can repair it, thanks for sharing 👊🏼
Thanks Jeff! Parts are on the way buddy!
Yikes man! The flight looked good until the ill-fated low altitude loop attempt. Sorry to see that brother...
That sucks man but I saw that coming clear as day.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
Haha.
Sorry dude didn't look like that to me.
Clearly pilot error.
You could tell through the whole flight he was showing off but wasn't always in complete control of the plane.
Too much bird for him.
Yep but the cameraman didn’t
@@ChrisCallahan2018 It's called pilot error.
Ouch, that hurts to the tune of $600, your the first to post a RC Draco crash so congrats on that....
NEVER LOOP WITHOUT HEIGHT
Watched the last part at 1/4 speed and he held up elevator all the way through the (underground) loop. He had enough power to continue straight up or he could have made it a a split-S and flown upright directly away from the camera.
It is a god idea to never land coming directly at yourself. It is hard to judge distance and speed.
The left turning at takeoff can be fixed with right rudder. It will help offset torque and p-factor that are dominant at low speeds and high power settings. Then you can fly a crisp pattern easily.
A looping after a touch and go??? No space to do that! The ground is the limit!
Lol, well that wasn't exactly what he had planned to do!
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
Constantly flipping switches. Eventually the wrong one comes into play.
Best camera man ever ! :-)
Ouch! Dude flying needs to learn better coordinated turns with rudder. He was dragging that tail all over the sky!
If I ever get to own the Horizonhobby eFlite Draco RC, I’m going to fly it in a similar fashion to Mike Patey…more scale, without the performance of some 3D or air show flight demo pilot maneuvers. Because whenever any RC pilot starts flying this plane in a fashion otherwise this will be the result, not enough mistakes high to attempt recovery, and keeping the plane out in front of the zero line. I know the wind was a factor. I’m glad nobody got hurt, just the $600 slam to the wallet.
No, you won't, maybe the first flights lol
Ouch, tough break! If it’s any comfort, the real Draco doesn’t look so hot right now either... hopefully you can get this one back in the air. FoamTac and Gorilla Glue can work wonders. ;-)
"DUDE!"
"Did you GET it?"
😂
Hell no, he was getting out of the way!
If that was mine, I'd be crying.
I'm sorry to here about your head injury. I was skiing in Massachusetts years ago and fell on a icy patch and sled into a tree stump which ruptured my kidney and I spent ten days in the hospital. I lost 2-3 pints of blood internally and in my Blatter ,. My blood count was monitored every other hour to see if my kidney was healing or if it had to be removed . Luckly it did heal back together since I had to stay in bed the whole time without moving. I still kept on skiing but was very cautious from then on in Colorado,Utah,california,and Nevada. Oh by the way I spent a year in Vietnam getting mortar fire ,snipper fire and getting stitched up from stupid things since I drove an 17 ton army wrecker all over the lower part of Vietnam. Life goes on and everybody has a story, you were meant to be which somebody told me one time. Good luck Buddy
Same to you! Take care,
Thank you for sharing. This kind of test is hard to find. You have a good attitude. Hope you can salvage something.
As clear a case of failure to avoid terrain as I have ever witnessed. Great fun video until that moment. but that's why the local hobby shops sell CA glue. We have a saying at our club... "nobody wants to see a guy crash his plane...but nobody wants to miss it either!" Best of luck repairing it, looks like the full scale Draco right now (Mike says Draco will be back in some form!).
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
A loop that close to the ground...in the wind? What were you thinking?
Rapid deceleration is a bear!
Sometimes after a while we lose reference of the ground, it happens to everybody.
Exactly right. Except of course for the majority of the viewers of this video, judging by comments.
Now you must build rc-"Scrappy" and vlog about it.. ! Back to work! 😉
Thank God for the wing stingers or it could've been much worst. Lol.
At first a beautiful flight .. next into some nice flybys at head hight .. then the pilot starts to get cocky ... A nice wingover , into a loop with inadequate alltitude....😲😢😂🤣🙄 Looks repearable!!! I injoyed that...😁 Thanks for the show mate from way down under here in New Zealand...👍
Very ballsy flying, Jake. Seemed like you had an instinctive feel for the diff battery config. That novel diff and funky wind may have conspired for the crash. Great vid Chris, I too missed a few craters made by you! You just want to see them first hand rather than thru the lens! SHWYPN!
Get your ass back here and we'll take the camera and give you the radio!! Its all good and we had a blast today! Cheers buddy!!!
Sick to my stomach watching the video. I saw my 6 year flying career flash before my eyes.
Thanks as always for sharing. If my back ordered Draco shows up in my lifetime I’ll have this video burned into memory and the thought- “If Jake and Chris crashed this, I need to keep some altitude and know which switch SAFE is on.”
Hey Jeff. Dont worry buddy, this plane is actually rock solid and flys great. Jake already ordered what he needed and when she's back flying again, we'll make a Draco redemption video! Cheers buddy!
@@ChrisCallahan2018 I think I told you, when I got started in the sport I had a 14 year old (friend’s son) who was an expert flyer. He was also a Sage. He’d always say things in one sentence that still sticks in my mind 6 years later- “If you can’t afford to crash it, you can’t afford to fly it.”
“Just so you know, every plane has an expiration date.” (God I hate that kid. He should be close to 21 now. Old enough that I can kick him in the shins and run. No one at 14 should fly as well as he did and have that insight)
I know what you mean...my eyes aren't what they used to be so I tend to want to fly bigger planes now. I got into the hobby pretty late. Jake flys the pants off stuff so we balance each other nicely...lol
Canceled the order for the Draco. It’s been on back order so long the clothes I was wearing when I placed the order went out of style.
I took the $600 I was refunded and ordered the Euro Green FL P-38, with the gear upgrade and the Spectrum AR637T. (It was in stock) Wanted the Eflite 80mm F-16, but it’s on pre-order....
The Draco is fun as hell, but you won't go wrong with that P-38. It does suck when a plane is backorderd....
Sorry to see this happen. I know the feeling. Hope you get it repaired and flying again soon.
I would put that as the worst crash ever.
Spooked by the loo that sucks man! Sorry for the loss brotha!
I did that with my F86 80m several months ago. Sometimes, when you get too comfortable flying, you have a tendency to miscalculated things.
That F86 is a sweet plane too. Learned how to fly with that plane.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 Probably tried to loop that one from 20 ft up also, lmaoooo
I saw a real F-86 crash after doing a loop too low.
When you tried to loop after the touch and go, I knew you screwed up. That was not smart flying. What were you thinking.
I bet he flipped out of safe 🤔
heheheh,,, dont think he WAS thinking
im glad you posted this i can get my 4year old granson one for x mass he can fly better than that rc pilot
The ending was so realistic! Sounds like you guys have a great attitude about it! Nice!
Thanks Sean!! We actually had an epic flying morning. Normally we try to fly by ourselves, but it was such a nice day, the weekend warriors were out in force. Cheers!!
Been watching all the E-flight Draco stuff. Noticed something very familiar about this one . The Highlands look great. Just Plane Nutz! Tough luck dude.
Thanks Joe! Lol
who does a loop right after a touch and go with a heavy arse plane??oohh this guy lol...
Thanks for exposing the flaws in the landing gear. Those shocks absorbed hardly any impact. We thank you for
Your sacrifice.
I dont laugh very often to comments but that was hilarious 😂
4 minutes waiting for the crash ...and there is no movie of the crash
Let's try a loop 15' off the deck ... OUCH!
Lol...he sure didn't plan that...lol
And keep the throttle buried whilst we at it....lol
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 I feel for him and I hope my comment wasn't taken as insulting ... I respect that he was simply doing the safest thing he could in that scenario. I sincerely hope he can repair that fine looking machine and get back flying again soon!
I thought everyone knew that. Sucks but seriously that was sheer stupidity.
"But honey I already have a parts plane"
This man gets it! Lol
Glad you decided to film my last flight boss! 2 weeks and she will be good as new... almost.. lol Definitely a dumb thumb moment but I was pushing it all day and it finally bit me. Cheers pilots 🤙
That's the spirit... Nuthin but a flesh wound... It will buff right out... Great flying right up till it took a dirt nap.
It was still a good day buddy! Our formation flight was so fun. Still piecing that together. I give you tons of props for how you handled that crash...better than I would have bud!!!
you will be back plane is awesome
Touch and go into the loop would have been sweet if you pulled it off though! All the best with the repairs.
It was still a fun day even with the crash. You flew the hell out of your planes buddy!!
My Turbo Timber flys like the Draco. I added an Aerostar 60 RVS ESC for reverse thrust after touchdown. Works great when you can find the right switch! I accidentally hit the reverse switch in the air and when I went full power the prop noise was scary. I immediately cut the power and landed to inspect for damage. No damage but lesson learned is choose a switch that is hard to get to like the A switch. I’m sure we will hear about reverse thrust loss of control incidents.
Hey Victor, I think you're right. I hit the switch a few feet off the ground and flared a bit early...gave it power but it was reversed..yikes! It definitely will take some getting used to.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 I thought you were filming, you said 'I hit the switch', do you mean 'He hit the switch'?
@@johnmishjr599 hi John. I dont think anyone said hit the switch. I just watched again and didn't hear it.
Repeat after me:
Three mistakes high.
Three mistakes high.
Three mistakes high.
I've had too many flights that ended suddenly on much shorter flights than that!
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 I'd rather get yelled it than lose that plane. Of course I wouldn't make an approach like that either.
@@ChrisCallahan2018 Yeah... right LOL
@@stejer211 true brother
@@ChrisCallahan2018 if the wind was the problem on landing then you took off in the wrong direction, unless you are saying the wind did a 180 in your 4 min flight. Always take off into the wind.
Complete pilot error. He tried the maneuver too close to the ground.
Looping low and oops, run out of airspace for sure. Flies great though.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
OUCH,Jake! Wow,I am so sorry to see this happen! Cheers,guys!!
Thanks buddy! He's already got replacement parts coming!😀
A backflip on a touch & go? With a Draco? On throttle? One man’s lesson learned is all our lessons learned. I’m stepping into flying at a decent pace.
even more realistic now
too low for a loop for my liking, but, it is doable. if you want safety dont aim for a perfect circle of a loop, let it climb a bit more-ease off the up elevator just to get another few meter of altitude, and when at the top kill the throttle for like a half second and the plane will just drop the nose more than you would with elevator without a chance of getting it in a spin, full throttle then again with up elevator.
Here's what happened...he wasn't trying to loop 6 feet off the ground..he had to come in straight at us due to the wind picked up. The safety guy at the field was standing right behind him...when he came in and bounced, he didn't realize how much energy he still had. Normally, he would have just added power, flew right over us banking left saying "sorry bud" and tried again. Trying not to fly over the pits, he basically sacrificed his 600 dollar plane.
fair play for riskin a plane for safety of the others.
i was not there, and cant see the whole picture on video, but if there was a plan in that touch n go, it was a bad one and poorly executed. flyin perpendicular to the pitt is not wise in my opinion on a first place because you are flying towards a no fly zone and it puts you in these kind of situations where you dont have a lot of room to manuevre or think. once he pulled up and got a bit of altitude it was safe, ish, if he went for a turn instead of a dive, in which he stalled it (thats why it spun arround) and it was too low to get it out of that.
most of my time in the air i am thinking about emergency. what if... what if my motor dies now, what if my aileron servo dies, what if my elevator saervo dies... had it all happen before, and it was the fact that i was ready for it that saved my planes.
have a plan, and leave your self options for when the plan backfires. altitude and speed are 2 options for example which would be of a good use here.
with all the shit i did, not just in flyin but in life, i will advise to be smart in stupidity
ps. not calling anyone stupid (but me 😂). shit happens like. all im sayin, if you really are going pushin it, have an exit strategy
Landed!!
This is to be expected all over the place; because Draco reaches out to the outer fringes, the outliers, of model aviation.
Oops… I hate those dumb thumbs. Oh well? Shit happens…
Looping at such a low altitude, especially after a touch and go is always dicey. Now the model looks exactly like the real thing.
Gravity 1 : Draco 0
OMG!! Sometime you can get carried away at the performance and loose it
That's exactly what happened! It's a very comfortable airframe and is so predictable with a pile of power and performance. Can't wait to get her back up.
Just like the real one
I second that.... overconfidence can bite
That's what we call the spin entry maneuver.
This happened to my turbo timber. It was a good 4 second flight ;)
Lol!!! We had an epic formation flight right before this accident. A new member filmed us and I'm piecing together the video. Jake and I actually nailed it. I'm hoping he's back up with me in a repaired Draco soon!
At least he knows he dumb thumbed it, and he's not trying to blame it on something else. Good thing about it, there are hundreds upon hundreds more just like it to be had.
Loop too close to the ground,OOPs!
Not enough air to complete that loop.
Beautiful crash 💥 I know it gotta hurt. That’s how I almost felt when I almost dropped my 630$ spektrum IX 12, but luckily I caught it In Mid air. Nice one mate wish better flying next time
Love it. Just crashed a $600 plane. The first thing out of the pilots mouth, "Did you get it?! "
Camera man....."uuummmm."
He almost sounded like he crashed on purpose, lol. "Did you get it"!?!? 😃
Unfortunately, no...
No..lol tried pull it up because the safety guyvatvthe field was right behind us. He could have just flown over the pits and went around, but he tired to pull up and reverse it but that sadly didn't work.
Aw dang, at least the enthusiasm never left. It'll probably fly again with some hot-glue here and there!
Any landing you can walk away from is a good one...
So cool you had Seth Rogen filming for you.
How in the world is the person able to track the aircraft the whole time EXCEPT just before the crash. A $600 crash with no video, what a let down.
Sorry bud..I tried!!
Cameraman did what I expect 95% of us would do, DUCK!!!!! Me and my friend Bernie went to a Blue Angels air show in Jersey a number of years ago. He was filming it on his camcorder until the solo and reverse solo approached the viewing area head on from about a mile or so out, then they went knife edge and crossed each other. one going left, the other right. From our vantage point it looked like if they had crashed at that point they would have landed on top of several thousand people. So my friend at that instant did what I expect 95% of people would do, he DROPPED THE $600 CAMCORDER ON THE PAVEMENT AS HE DUCKED FOR COVER. And that was when a dollar was a dollar. Did he get the shot? I honestly don't remember but have to ask him next time I see him. maybe I can post the video here if he had any better luck than Chris! LOL
Very nice flight...pity it crashed @ the end...makes me want to start the hobby again...had a apprentice 15e b4, which i converted to a taildragger...
Jake should sue E-Flite. They should have built in a safe feature for when Jake was flying it unsafely.
Awesome airplane. 👍 Skillful flying. 👍 Tragic ending. 😢
Waiting for mine to arrive. In RealFlight, a full throttle snap roll (full right aileron, full left rudder) will snap off the right wing every time. Fault in the digital model or perfectly accurate???
I dont use RealFlight, but I think the Sims aren't 100% accurate. I've seen Horizons vid of someone snap rolling the Draco, but I won't be doing it. I'm sure Jake will...lol
Tried a fancy move & it didn't work out
Classic loop started to low to the ground. Seen that done many times with all kinds of different planes.🙁
That loop sure was low.
The wing looks ok and the fuselage is not too bad. Surely new wheels and prop and it’s in the air again 👍
A little CA glue and she'll be good as new. Oh yeah, and some duct tape.
Draco is a heavy airplane and a lack of speed and altitude will bite you.
Dam that sux. I am sure she will go back together 👍🏻
The perfect figure 9. Been there before. Just had to jump on the band wagon lol. Personally I would have buzzed the safety guys head and took the punishment 😳😳🤔😝
Just like Mike pilot Error Draco curse
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That looks like two tubes of Welders adhesive. Good luck.
Lost signal twice with my Draco when it was nose down vertical, maybe similar to what happened to you? I then moved the led unit as I believe it interfered with its position on the reciever; second error is what many will do, this model is so good one becomes reckless...
Actually, the reason he crashed was because the clubs safety guy was right behind him..he had to come in right at us due to the wind...he didn't realize he had that much energy when he bounced...normally he would have just added power, fly right over us and go around. He tried not to fly over the pits to keep them happy and lost his plane. He is fixing it as we speak though.
Love it first thing the pilot says it did the cameraman get it
More up, less down, (travel), on the next loop. Sorry 'bout that bud.
I have finally begun to like my draco. i wish I hadnt bought it. many are crashing. ive had a few bouncy landings but so far so good.
I started with planes years ago then got hooked on FPV quads. But after 5 years and thousands of dollars later it's very relaxing to just cruise around with a plane again, minimal stick movements. I wouldn't pay $600 + $135 a battery for this but it's a beautiful plane.
I hear you...I fly a little more tame than Jake does.. this plane is super fun to just cruise around and chill with.