CRASHING a new $30K RC Jets into 'GATOR'S LAKE" hurts! Not finding the $8,000 turbine devastating!

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ธ.ค. 2020
  • Henry worked months and spent so much money to get this Giant Avanti to fly only to have the wings break.
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  • @edwinkania5286
    @edwinkania5286 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    That’s why I keep ALL my rc aircraft below $1k

    • @scoodles_1083
      @scoodles_1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

      That’s why I keep all my aircraft below $150

    • @jaseegee9293
      @jaseegee9293 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@scoodles_1083 very true scott never invest anymore than you are ultimately prepared to loose in this hobby!😃👍

    • @GhostRyderFPV
      @GhostRyderFPV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Weird flex? You'll just make it up in quantity.
      I've never been with a "10"...
      But I HAVE been with five "2's".

    • @olliea6052
      @olliea6052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😄😄😄

    • @forton615
      @forton615 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@GhostRyderFPV At least you're going to crash them one by one eventually, 10 times more fun.

  • @jwboll
    @jwboll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I crashed so many RC planes I finally bought a full sized one to save money.

    • @memcrew1
      @memcrew1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @hinz1
      @hinz1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But you can crash that one mostly only once ;-)
      And the experience of crashing is as close to reality as it can be ;-D

    • @jwboll
      @jwboll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@-BUFFALOMan Track record so far for the full sized planes... a forklift crashed into my plane at an airshow while filling a performer with smoke oil, and a few years later I had another "incident" where the field was soft and I flipped her over on her back. Insurance saved the day on both incidents, and the upside-down extreme chiropractics fixed a lower back problem I've been having for years!

    • @maljohn6584
      @maljohn6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you have given up trying to fly RC AIRCRAFT AFTER SO MANY CRASHES. COMING FROM A LARGE RADIO CONTROL FLYER FOR OVER 40 YEARS . DO YOU FEEL AIR CRAFT IS YOUR PASSION. WILL FULL SIZE BE ANY BETTER.
      AS THE COST IS A HUNDERED TIMES MORE AND WITH FULL SIZE YOU COULD END UP SPLATTERED ALL OVER THE AIRFIELD.

    • @herbertnatanael
      @herbertnatanael 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol hahaha, nice!

  • @bobturner3388
    @bobturner3388 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I truly feel so bad for the owner. This is a hobby of real passion,so that's gotta break hearts.

  • @josedieguez8754
    @josedieguez8754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Hey ! That’s my mini van with the hood open ! I lost a plane on that lake ! My friend Kevin got a canoe and picked it up the next day at least I got the engine back ! Thank you Kevin !

  • @stevehoward3981
    @stevehoward3981 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I am a pilot and that seems like a dangerous flying field for big fast movers like that. Too bad that happened. Beautiful jet and awesome flying skills.

  • @cojeeper91
    @cojeeper91 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Landing is still the most beautiful aerobatic maneuver ever. Cause you get to try it again!
    Money can buy "the" experience, but it sure can't buy "the necessary" experience!

  • @littlepippin8445
    @littlepippin8445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Wouldn't a test flight be a relatively short gentle affair, then land and do an inspection?

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      derrrr this was a short flight. and, made shorter, when the port wing decided to FALL OFF.!

    • @seansinclair3023
      @seansinclair3023 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      @@daviddavids2884 No.... It was a series of acrobatic manoeuvres, some of them quite severe...

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@seansinclair3023 no. you are SEEING things that are NOT there. suggest you have that Problem LOOKED AT. out

    • @greenyonline
      @greenyonline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @greenyonline
      @greenyonline 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      A short easy test flight and then thorough check would have been the prudent thing to do. Then a longer more trying flight. But this was so much more fun.

  • @rickdavis3593
    @rickdavis3593 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    As close as I can figure, that fun cost about $10,000 a minute.

    • @chrisatkins7959
      @chrisatkins7959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      😂 Best comment yet 👌🏼

    • @fcspk9882
      @fcspk9882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It's cheaper to fly the real thing..

    • @Easy-Eight
      @Easy-Eight 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Some women cost that much between the boff and the divorce.

    • @harryfaber
      @harryfaber 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Easy-Eight He still has that to look forward to now she knows how much his toy cost.

    • @williamwallace9427
      @williamwallace9427 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hunter Biden style!

  • @Mark-kj4xd
    @Mark-kj4xd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    If I dropped a $30K RC plane into a lake like that and it sank, You bet your sweat ass, I'd be doing some swimming...

    • @joshrandall3632
      @joshrandall3632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      $2000 for SCUBA gear and a couple of lessons, which I can get $1500 for when I'm done. Hell yeah, I'm going swimming!

    • @leebrewer7394
      @leebrewer7394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Idiots with more money than brains.

    • @Demop_VW_garage
      @Demop_VW_garage 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@joshrandall3632 only 3 meters deep I'll be going down with fins and a mask if it was clear enough ;)

    • @ethanspaziani1070
      @ethanspaziani1070 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You could bet your ass I'm going swimming for that damn thing

  • @gordonlovett71
    @gordonlovett71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That's so sad. I couldn't imagine how he feels crashing such a beautiful jet. My most expensive jet cost me around $800 and when I crashed it I was devastated, but the time and expense he put Into that jet I'm unable to fathom. I hope that he was able to retrieve the turbine and other important bits. I never glee whenever someone crashes their airplane no matter the cost.

    • @ladyhawk7408
      @ladyhawk7408 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      eh if you are flying a 30k jet. chances are you can afford to crash it.... if you can't afford to crash it then you probably shouldn't be flying it.

  • @canofanger
    @canofanger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Thanks for sharing. Takes a lot of work and passion to build something like that.

  • @brax2364
    @brax2364 3 ปีที่แล้ว +143

    When you spend $30K to build an R/C jet and the wing comes off the first flight, that is God’s way of telling you that you have too much $$.

    • @fcspk9882
      @fcspk9882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      And that you're not an aerospace engineer..

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      that is one way to interpret the data. cheers

    • @branislavbabic4579
      @branislavbabic4579 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      God takes care airplane not to hit car on highway...

    • @redblue40rc33
      @redblue40rc33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Pretty much....and for 30 grand I can swim12 ft deep for a 8 grand turbine toy motor 😁☺😇

    • @heeder777
      @heeder777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@redblue40rc33You're on! Lets sweeten the deal and add alligators to the mix, I assume that's how the lake got it's name. 😉🤣

  • @gigaboat
    @gigaboat 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Build an F-15 . they can land with one wing.

    • @valobrien9596
      @valobrien9596 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I've seen the video of that incident, downright incredible it was!

  • @jsmith2132
    @jsmith2132 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Henry, thanks for keeping the rc sport in business!

    • @jimmyhaley727
      @jimmyhaley727 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      not the sport,,, the hobby shops

  • @Nutzer5246
    @Nutzer5246 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I feel sad about your loss. Greetings from Germany and despite the tragedy a happy new year!

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks Germany... We know you guys build them well! Happy New Year!

  • @ashsingh9339
    @ashsingh9339 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Major props to the person filming... awesome tracking skills!

  • @rayjennings3637
    @rayjennings3637 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    A good job it didn't come down on to a car on the road! Interesting though that the owner would push it so much on its first flight! More money than sens, it seems to me.

  • @jayb2617
    @jayb2617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    i would be speaking to the manufactures about that, the wing should not have folded like that

    • @GhostRyderFPV
      @GhostRyderFPV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Let's get this comment to the top!!!
      _(just beneath mine)_

    • @Mrbfgray
      @Mrbfgray 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Boring otherwise tho. ;-)

    • @babooseven
      @babooseven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Pushed hard for a maiden flight

    • @contractscanadabb7629
      @contractscanadabb7629 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@babooseven Regardless maiden flight or not, the wings folded...wings don,t break in, they break up. I agree though, you take a short flight, bring her in and do a complete check.

    • @babooseven
      @babooseven 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@contractscanadabb7629 yeah, that was the point. Admittedly I'm just a spectator but I'd like to think that there would have been some cracking or warping before the wings gave way. As they say tho. Hindsight is 20/20

  • @new.handle
    @new.handle 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    So, Henry pushed his new jet powered rc plane to the structural limits on maiden flight, not landing after 5min checking all is ok, just showing off, but also potentially endangering drivers on that highway nearby (due to total lost of control), or did I missed something? O.o Nevertheless, sad loss of good plane.

    • @3dCraddock
      @3dCraddock 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      At 2:50 he went so over AOA you can hear it. Pretty sure whatever structural element he had for the wings was done at that point and it was just a matter of time before it fell apart.

    • @billville111
      @billville111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@3dCraddock I agree.
      Big planes require big patterns to not over g. That plane was not designed for high alpha aerobatics

    • @emanuelmota7217
      @emanuelmota7217 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So, status quo for pilots at this field. I would NEVER fly there.

    • @johncochran8497
      @johncochran8497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Well, considering the loss of the wing happened at 3:10 in the video, I'd say it's a safe bet he didn't land after 5 minutes to check if everything was OK.

    • @soosmate
      @soosmate ปีที่แล้ว

      Yep, pretty much.

  • @chuckeberth4370
    @chuckeberth4370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    A heartbreaking loss of such a beautiful plane.

  • @infantrycaptain3271
    @infantrycaptain3271 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Now I know where to get a turbine !

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      A trashed one. It's junk

  • @Roboto2804
    @Roboto2804 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    When you forget to install the spar in your wings

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Stunning observation!

    • @donr2670
      @donr2670 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rcchaser Just finally good to see the overlooked RC Chasers get a little credit for all their courage and work behind the scenes. We could not do it, if not for them.

  • @mellbenham6809
    @mellbenham6809 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It was good of you to post this people can learn from it but I am sad for your loss.

  • @gregsavige3587
    @gregsavige3587 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A sad event. Well flown by the pilot and nicely presented in the air. R I P

  • @richardcharles290
    @richardcharles290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Seems like some very high G maneuvers. Don't know why the plane was flown so aggressively. I wouldn't have flown a $400 E-jet that hard on a first fight. Flying an aircraft this large needs to be more methodical than just going up and going right to the limits of the envelope. Sorry, but in my arm chair opinion it was a pretty unsafe flight. At 2:50 of the video is when I thought the wings would fold, man that was a lot of stress on that wing. An aircraft that large also needs a stepped approach to high speed. Flutter is a big issue on such a large aircraft.

    • @kevinsellsit5584
      @kevinsellsit5584 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      New Jet pulls 30G's first flight! Or $30K.
      I thought the exact same thing. Clearly, the pilot skill was impressive. But a series of shakedown flights with close inspection for cracks both internally and externally could save the insurance company big dollars. What? No insurance? Ouch.

    • @unravel9907
      @unravel9907 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Nothing less stressful than full knife edge 🤣

    • @marcindyba4774
      @marcindyba4774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I have the same opinion , first flight spouse to be gentle.
      Apart from this, I wouldn't have flown so close to people and cars - one mistake, or technical problem could cause disaster on the ground.
      Henry anyway : don't worry , bright side is that the next model will be more beautiful , I am sure about it.

    • @k2rick563
      @k2rick563 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My thoughts exactly, take it easy on the maiden flight. Very lucky that it didn't land on the road.

    • @modellbauusa
      @modellbauusa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This was not the maiden flight the first two flight were very different. But like everything on the internet people do what’s needed for views and if a title says and inflated price and catchy title for more views then it is what it is. And I speak from direct experience because I was the pilot and it was my plane. This was structural wing failure and design flaw that is being fixed by manufacturer. This was a prototype aircraft not a production model. But if all that was put on title it would not have 60+k views.

  • @Doggeslife
    @Doggeslife 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sorry for the loss.
    At least it was a model. Many home built aircraft and their builders suffered similar fates going back to before the Wright brothers.

  • @rcflyguy8514
    @rcflyguy8514 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Wow! Absolutely beautiful aircraft, sorry to see that happen!

  • @sagittariusalba2851
    @sagittariusalba2851 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Nearly dropped onto the highway! 🥶

  • @littlepippin8445
    @littlepippin8445 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    That orange balaclava doesn't look ridiculous at all.

    • @JahBagaI
      @JahBagaI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whoa there!! I thought the orange balaclava was the one stylish aspect of the video!!.... I'm a big fan of orange.....

  • @blakjack3053
    @blakjack3053 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    30 grand. Crying shame. T'was a real beaut,, flying so nicely too!
    Follow the RC flyers' creed:
    1. Buy
    2. Build
    3. Fly
    4. Crash
    5. Repeat

  • @jimrichardson8575
    @jimrichardson8575 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would be all over the manufacturer of that plane. There is no excuse for a plane that expensive, just falling apart in a gentle maneuver like the one you did.

  • @UKPete
    @UKPete 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sorry for the loss of such a beautiful beautiful plane and all the expensive electronics, man that sucks!. The wing broke at the start of what looked like a gentle loop to me so something must have broke or fractured before that. Sorry to the owner of that. 2020 what a year!.

  • @Hyprmtr
    @Hyprmtr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    That hard up elevator @2:48 looked bad. Im sure that didn’t help the wing failure.

    • @sampowell1888
      @sampowell1888 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah I saw that. It didn't help.

    • @edfhobbies556
      @edfhobbies556 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Relatively speaking that wasn't that much of a hard up elevator I've seen a lot sharper and it did not break wings on those models. EA Havocs are close to this size, get whipped around like foamies and their wings don't break.

    • @DronesNgUAS
      @DronesNgUAS 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@edfhobbies556 Pablo’s EA havocs are built strong and can take huge G loads...

  • @Machete90210
    @Machete90210 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Thank God it dident hit any cars on the hwy way, that would of been aboslutly terrible. As an RC flyer myself this is heart breaking to watch. Thank you for sharing!

    • @paulhope3401
      @paulhope3401 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @MAD GRUMPYMAN Erm... He didnt say it was any worse.

    • @paulhope3401
      @paulhope3401 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @MAD GRUMPYMAN Ah, ok...I understand now, fair enough.

    • @jimmyhaley727
      @jimmyhaley727 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Maiden flight and you fliy like this,, you as PIC deserved just what you asked for and it aint the planes fault,,

  • @inventsc
    @inventsc 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome effort .. when pioneering sometimes things go wrong.. great video ..

  • @modelflieger
    @modelflieger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Best Skymaster promotional ever 👌🏻🤣

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    It would be interesting to hear from the kit manufacturer after they watch this video. I don't know what the plane is rated for but that was some pretty heavy wing loading.

    • @tungstenkid2271
      @tungstenkid2271 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah when I used to fly r/c kit planes I always made modifications to beef them up if i thought they needed it, eg thicker wing spars..:)

    • @intothecoincloud6503
      @intothecoincloud6503 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The kit manufacturer will tell you that the damage was done at 2:52 when he pulled 20G by snaping into the flat spin. 100% pilot error.

  • @spoileralert3754
    @spoileralert3754 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Looks like Spiderman to the rescue!

  • @mitchellosceola3481
    @mitchellosceola3481 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Dammit man!! It was flying so good too. If i was there i would have used one of my drones to try and locate the fuse.

  • @JoeSmith-nu8oo
    @JoeSmith-nu8oo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Markham Park! I used to take the kids for a tailgate picnic watching the planes! Good times

    • @leefithian3704
      @leefithian3704 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Learned to fly Sig senior Kadet , Markhem park 1985

    • @JoeSmith-nu8oo
      @JoeSmith-nu8oo 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@leefithian3704 Wow! A very nice place to cruise and hang out and fly R/C planes!

  • @dinoc.5537
    @dinoc.5537 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sorry to see it just the same. Hope you recover the turbine and radio gear, but it is likely to be for posterity after going into the water while lit.

  • @chapterrv
    @chapterrv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    RIP to all souls lost. There were no survivors.

  • @MikeSimOle1
    @MikeSimOle1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Everyone spending so much money on rc planes really should make an emergency parachute for moments like this! I have made one for my 1k plane, it has its own battery, servos and receiver independently from rest of the system and it really worked when my plane's battery connector came loose mid air (it was my fault) and the plane was uncontrollable. One push of a button and I saved my plane with minor damages.

  • @BBSlats
    @BBSlats 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My Sebart Avanti did the exact same thing. Never have had a wing explode before.

  • @renercadventures3478
    @renercadventures3478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wow!!!great video 🥰

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you! Cheers!

  • @stunna7807
    @stunna7807 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You could see a couple of maneuvers he pulled hard. Nice plane

  • @CharlieDeltaEchoVict
    @CharlieDeltaEchoVict 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Well done to you for taking the risk that all RC involves. So unlucky to end up in the lake. Good luck to you for the next one.

  • @a300guy2001
    @a300guy2001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That was a pretty aggressive first test flight. A few laps with the gear down and a subsequent once over would have been more prudent IMO. At the 2:48 mark, there is a pretty hard pullover and resultant high wing loading. I'll suggest this is where it stressed the wing spar and then the following pull up from the dive at 10:04 was the final straw. Hard to watch all that hard work (and cash) meet it's demise.

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you don't know what you are talking about.!!! it was clear that 1) everything was looking fine, then 2) the port wing half FELL OFF. cheers

    • @shanelodge391
      @shanelodge391 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@daviddavids2884 lol. Aircraft wings don’t ‘fall off’.....

    • @asommer518
      @asommer518 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@daviddavids2884 and how much experience do you have flying heavy complex RC planes? ANY maiden should involve a series of easy going test flights to check out systems and look for stress cracking and other component issues such as connection, loose bolts etc. This individual broke the the first Rule of Modeling "Don't do anything Stupid". This could be as simple as a broken, or loose wing bolt.

  • @estern001
    @estern001 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I thought he was pushing his luck. Just do a shakedown flight. Check it out. Perhaps he would have noticed some stress in the post flight inspection.

    • @TheFrenchPug
      @TheFrenchPug 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Need to have the FAA investigate that one.

    • @problemchild1976
      @problemchild1976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed - stall turns and inverted loops is bonkers for first flight. Do some circuits, land, check the structure. There could have been fatalities!!!

    • @Hornet135
      @Hornet135 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@problemchild1976 The only thing bonkers around here is you. This wasn’t the first flight, the video is title is incorrect.

    • @problemchild1976
      @problemchild1976 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Hornet135 and how do we know that????
      Based on the title (the only info we have to go on) the manoeuvres were bonkers.
      I’m sorry you think I’m bonkers for not being a mind reader

  • @stewartgrant9832
    @stewartgrant9832 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Looks like the spar burst through the wing skin. Load concentration. Complex composite requires proper stress analysis.

    • @GhostRyderFPV
      @GhostRyderFPV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Good eye. Initially, my assumption was an over-stressed spar, (too high AUW), but see an intact spar peeking through a failing rib as well.

    • @dadbrad852
      @dadbrad852 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think we just watched him peform a Russian rocket style 'stress analysis'. (Fly it and see what breaks, then build a beefier one.)

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or there was no central tube: Forgotten?

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rcchaser Would it have even lasted that long without it?

  • @adaptiveagile
    @adaptiveagile 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a total bummer. That was a beautiful model.

  • @allstate125
    @allstate125 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    For an experienced pilot he showed a lapse in judgement putting that much g force on those wings. I bet he wishes he could do that flight over again.😆

  • @indridcold8433
    @indridcold8433 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It is watching this heartbreaking video that makes me glad that I have no hobbies.

  • @thebestofj.fraley
    @thebestofj.fraley 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Once the plane fell apart, the crowd gasped. Everyone was looking for a parachute, but none was never sighted. I salute the brave pilot who went down in the water. 👨‍✈️👩‍✈️🧑‍✈️

  • @jeffangelli6136
    @jeffangelli6136 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hobbies cost no matter what .my former father in law was a pilot he was building an amphibious pusher for retirement .the kit had a flaw that cost 3 owners lives .he cut it apart,rebuilt the wings with corrections rebonded them to the plane and donated it to the local aeronautical highschool to finish and auction off, took a tax rightoff

  • @tr7198
    @tr7198 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For 30k id want at least a KABOOM and a mushroom cloud! not just a lousy kerplunk.
    Oh yeah I'd also have it insured for manufactures defects.
    Its odd the missing parts were the most expensive parts.

    • @davelowets
      @davelowets 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck with that.

  • @AZAce1064
    @AZAce1064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I was listening to The Eagles Take it to the limit while watching this video when the wing broke they were singing the line if it all fell to pieces tomorrow would you still me mine. He took it to the limit! 👍

  • @adelaseeri768
    @adelaseeri768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Should have used or made some kind of a ballistic parachute system, if your investing that much might as well try and make some kind of a backup

    • @AZAce1064
      @AZAce1064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree that was a great plane with a great pilot next time use a parachute system to save your work as much as possible.

    • @humbertoandrade6367
      @humbertoandrade6367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I did exactly like that, I install a parachute system, this system save to me 6.5k$ in one crash.

    • @adelaseeri768
      @adelaseeri768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@humbertoandrade6367 I don't fly planes that are that expensive but still would be interesting for me to save a plane, can you explain to me how you made your parachute system?

    • @humbertoandrade6367
      @humbertoandrade6367 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@adelaseeri768 Unfortunately I do not have pictures, I built two small compartments with two opening systems, the first was driven by a servomotor, the second was mechanical, connected with a thread to each wing, if one of the wings breaks, the thread opens the compartments with the parachutes, I built two compartments, because in the first test the parachute broke due to the speed, in the second test the first parachute slowed down and the second did the job

    • @adelaseeri768
      @adelaseeri768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@humbertoandrade6367 thank you for the explanation will definitely do some kind of back up system.

  • @fabianrudzewski9027
    @fabianrudzewski9027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Maybe I'm wrong, but I think you can see the wings flex in some of the maneuvers earlier in the video.
    Wasnty the jet load tested before flight?
    In Germany, models this large have to be inspected by some official person, which includes loading the model's wings with sandbags to simulate several G's. Otherwise they aren't permitted to fly.

    • @sophiejaysstuff4026
      @sophiejaysstuff4026 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That's why I don't live in Germany :(

    • @sensualeye
      @sensualeye 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Germany has some of the best regulations in the world.

    • @fabianrudzewski9027
      @fabianrudzewski9027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@sophiejaysstuff4026 after seeing this and similar jets disintegrate during seemingly normal maneuvers, those regulations make quite a lot of sense.
      Also it would have saved the pilot a lot of money and work.
      If the jet had failed the ground tests, he could have rebuilt the wings accordingly and have ended with a structurally solid aircraft.

    • @fabianrudzewski9027
      @fabianrudzewski9027 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sensualeye I think it does make sense for models that large. Germany is densely populated, you don't want an uncontrollable cruise missile striking you or your property.
      Also, you can fly really big planes without inspection. Only from 25kg, they have to be inspected.

    • @flybywire5866
      @flybywire5866 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sophiejaysstuff4026 Because you like your expensive rc planes, that are big enough to kill someone, unverified?

  • @IAMREIKI
    @IAMREIKI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It's tough being there when a large project plane crashes . A friend crashed a Bi Plane so I crashed my Styker jet so He'd feel better . He said that did'nt help .

    • @MrCarnutbill67
      @MrCarnutbill67 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now that’s a good friend. Haha!!!
      I tried something similar when my friends wife cheated on him. I slept with her to and man did he get mad! Some people are ungrateful.

    • @IAMREIKI
      @IAMREIKI 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrCarnutbill67 : )

  • @paulbickley658
    @paulbickley658 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I guess you should of spent an extra 5k reinforcement...

    • @Lozzie74
      @Lozzie74 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I guess you should have paid attention in English class

  • @qq-hk2sq
    @qq-hk2sq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    $30k and no on board camera, flying in an area with pit falls that can claim the entire craft permanently, should have seen it coming. Should built in an emergency chute with the kind of value. I wonder if that tight loop at 2:50 and the flat spin that followed did the trick for the wing failure.

    • @MrCarrizojim
      @MrCarrizojim 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thats Markham Park, South Florida, you should look it up on maps before you go into keyboard warrior mode. That model, correctly built should have handled anything thrown at it. I think he either forgot to put the spar in or a there was a flaw in materials.

    • @qq-hk2sq
      @qq-hk2sq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@MrCarrizojim Never going to go through that kind of trouble to look up a location as insignificant as my assumption on the matter for the net, where it's common place and to be expected,. Regardless of what it should have been capable of, it didn't achieve it. I think that's the real take away from the video Jim, don't mind me, as I have no appreciation for spending more on a model plane, than it would take to get one you can actually fly in. No offense.

    • @GhostRyderFPV
      @GhostRyderFPV 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Any area one would fly an RC aircraft of any type, especially in this jet's post-unscheduled-disassembly state, is rife with "pit falls that can claim the entire craft permanently" .
      Lest one can alleviate the dangers associated with "ground". That statement invokes Flat Earth levels of disdain from me.
      As an FPV flyer, ("pilot" is too gracious a term, while "builder/crasher" sounds crass), a part of me agrees with your insinuation that there should have been a camera onboard. Because there should be a camera on everything. My quads. My planes. My helicopters. My dog. All FPV.
      However, if my FPV dog's leg fell off, I'm not sure my Eagle Tree tracking station would save him. Poor dog. Also, why aren't my habits your habits?
      I don't think a previous event caused stress that ultimately led to failure. I'm fairly certain that the Unrestricted Climb, or Zoom Climb, and stress induced created a more acute failure, as the bending moment and shear loads from wing to the fuselage are incredibly high during the transition to vertical. If I were to guess, the model was built overpowered, and probably heavier than what it's spar was designed to tolerate. So faster, and heavier, with the expected results, is my assumption for what it's worth.
      I love the idea of the 'chute. I saw it in another comment previously, and award that author all the credit you also deserve. It's a silly idea for almost every application I've seen it on, but this... Yes. 100% yes. Of course, there is the issue of water in this case, (and everywhere else in this State, but as you pointed out that danger assumed by the guy with the transmitter, amirite?).
      "Common place" and "to be expected" does not absolve consequence. It wasn't a good defense when I was four, when I was taught the story of not following a group off a bridge.
      Jim must have had a spar experience, like me. They do tend to fly loose without 'em.
      Once.
      ô¿ô

    • @qq-hk2sq
      @qq-hk2sq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@GhostRyderFPV This kind of follow up by the OP could have alleviated speculation altogether and I'm in full agreement with "not following a group off a bridge", because I was taught it as well. I was also taught to be careful, so as not to get the "You'll know better next time", speech. There are far more important things to labor about than internet testimony. I'm just pointing out as a manner of principle that something of that value is worth far better precaution than what it was afforded, especially given the small investment, relative to the potential risk of loss. Heck, a little foam filling in the fueselage to serve as a ballast so that it would at least float would have been worth it to me. Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, especially when you're least prepared for it. Get your car stuck on an old train track you've never seen a train on. There will be one coming that day. Appreciate the input.

    • @camilo8cheryl
      @camilo8cheryl 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with that emergency chute..

  • @pfield39
    @pfield39 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whoops. That (was) worth more than my real plane. Much sympathy.

  • @jamesdellaneve9005
    @jamesdellaneve9005 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very skilled flying.

  • @xjet
    @xjet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    That would never have happened if the model had a Remote ID system :-)

    • @jeffholsinger3356
      @jeffholsinger3356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      WHAT............ REMOTE ID YOUR KIDDING I HOPE.

    • @xjet
      @xjet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      @@jeffholsinger3356 Of coures... do you not know who I am or whatI do?:-)

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      It’s nice to see a veteran TH-camr personality comments on my novice channel!

    • @xjet
      @xjet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@rcchaser :-)

    • @Reach41
      @Reach41 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@xjet If they had taped the registration number across the bottom of the wing, the wing probably wouldn’t have failed. If they are just stuck on anywhere, they serve no useful purpose at all.

  • @tomsawyer9403
    @tomsawyer9403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Lucky that plane didn't land on someone. Seems like a bad location for an RC field.

    • @wollins2
      @wollins2 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The exact thing crossed my mind. On a couple of those maneuvers it looked to me that he flew over that highway. That "accident" could have been much worse IMHO. Most RC fields are in more isolated areas for just these reasons.

    • @tomsawyer9403
      @tomsawyer9403 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wollins2 Besides the highway, on the other end of the field they're regularly flying over a parking lot, and active park road and pedestrians. There is NO WAY jets should be allowed to fly at this field (as jets tend to fly deeper and faster than prop planes, and also take higher skill levels to fly \ land safely). This is about the fifth video this poster has put on TH-cam showing jets crashing at this field, and I've seen LOTS of questionable flying and skills. IMHO it's only a matter of time before some innocent bystander gets seriously hurt at this field.

  • @travisk5589
    @travisk5589 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Camp savage life. Hysterical.

  • @tosounchannel6771
    @tosounchannel6771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    do not worry. have health and you will do something new

  • @MrGaborseres
    @MrGaborseres 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Been there done that.....it looked awesome while it was in one piece 👍👍I love model airplanes.... But ones control is lost on a beast such is that then it is a cruise missile.....lucky no-one got hurt.... 👍👍👍👍

  • @camilo8cheryl
    @camilo8cheryl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Emergency chute deployment should have lessen the crash impact..have it on my xuav clouds uav.

  • @mikehill5301
    @mikehill5301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    3 hours later and the 40 foot ladder it was back in the hanger.
    Alot of drama and hang time in those summer leaves.

  • @MrHidibo
    @MrHidibo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good job he cleaned his mess up last thing he needs is a fine on top of all that xx

  • @1Esteband
    @1Esteband 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Markham park gets pretty busy lucky that no one got hurt. Flying like this a new plane is just reckless.

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ??? it is not clear what your second sentence is Supposed to say.!!!!

  • @edfhobbies556
    @edfhobbies556 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    EA Havocs are nearly this size, get whipped hard and their wings don't break. Let's pray the maker of this jets makes this incident right

  • @luniticvicthemostinteresti394
    @luniticvicthemostinteresti394 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was at a rc fly in event and saw 2 planes collide and they stuck together. One pilot still had throttle and the other still had steering. They worked together and steered the 2 planes away from the spectators before they crashed.

  • @ernestosaboia
    @ernestosaboia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Oh man!! I know the feeling...

  • @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus
    @ThreenaddiesRexMegistus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That’s a bit aggressive for a shakedown flight. Might have been a good idea to do an inspection before all the aerobatics?

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      YOU do NOT know what you are talking about. feel free to NOT attempt to argue with me, on this.!!!!!!

  • @Baritonesinger1
    @Baritonesinger1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    😢 did Henry have to sleep in the dog house? Sorry for loss. Beautiful bird.

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Nope. His wife was helping look for the fuse containing KingTech 450 turbine. I think it's over $5000 for that turbine.

  • @rcpattaya230
    @rcpattaya230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There are 2 ways to test the strength and integrity of the construction:
    1. Put the aircraft upside-down with sand bags on the wings to test whether it can stand the expected G forces in flight
    2. Just fly and make all kind of crazy maneuvers until the wing brakes off
    With a 30K usd model aircraft, I would chose version 1. But if you got enough money to waste, version 2 will do as well.

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      you do NOT know Enough to have an opinion, tony.!!!!!!!

  • @skytyme7721
    @skytyme7721 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s beautiful. Was beautiful

  • @afterhourshotrods6882
    @afterhourshotrods6882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thats Markham park RC FLT FIELD in FLL I lost an airplane in that same canal!!!!! Haha mine only cost 35 bux!!! Anyways there's gators in them there waters y'all be careful.....

  • @Michael.Chapman
    @Michael.Chapman 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Not the way early flight testing is conducted but I feel for the pilot.

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      bla-bla-bla the flight was going, FINE, then the wing Decided to FALL OFF.!!!!

  • @tennriverluver3534
    @tennriverluver3534 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I would cry!

  • @ashwayn
    @ashwayn 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    O dear so beautiful the pain I could weep start again old chap

  • @AZAce1064
    @AZAce1064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Beautiful build and awesome flying👍

    • @AZAce1064
      @AZAce1064 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Such a beautiful jet and such a good pilot, terrible that a structural failure caused wing loss, what would be cool is to include a emergency parachute in your next build. I know you were not expecting it to happen on this one but if it happens again you may be able to save it with a chute. Lookin forward to seeing more from you.👍🌏

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AZAce1064 well, dave, why don't you come up with a way to FIT one into the airframe, and to
      Accommodate the increase in mass/auw. a useless helpful comment, is JUST USELESS. cheers

  • @donaldparlettjr3295
    @donaldparlettjr3295 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    You know for $30k you could have bought a decent REAL airplane and gone somewhere

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes may be a 172.

    • @ndrew3
      @ndrew3 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Uhh no. You can get a used 172 from like the 70’s for like, $200,000 minimum

    • @MrFlames1975
      @MrFlames1975 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ndrew3 You can get a early 70’s Cessna 172 for under $100,000, mid 50’s go for under $30k

    • @krotchlickmeugh627
      @krotchlickmeugh627 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You could get a kit fox for that.

    • @johnmajane3731
      @johnmajane3731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ndrew3 no an early one for $25K and up depending on equipment.

  • @DrummerJohn
    @DrummerJohn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I’ve lost a few thousand dollars at that field, I love that place!

  • @pilotactor777
    @pilotactor777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I recon the negative G pushover was when the damage was done. And is it possible to fit emergency parachutes to these things?!

  • @davidflatman3361
    @davidflatman3361 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Please document the recovery of the fuse and turbine

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Pilot bought a rc tethered submarine to look for the turbine.

  • @jimelliott33
    @jimelliott33 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Looked like it landed on the freeway

  • @joustwave6541
    @joustwave6541 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That was some excellent piloting. Too bad the plane wasn't equal to it.

  • @markanton2349
    @markanton2349 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That's Markham Park in fort Lauderdale Florida. I used to fly there a lot years ago, also used to fish in that pond right there big ass bass in there. And the place is infested with ticks. Should have done a 10g static test on that airplane before you flew it since it appears to be a one-off design.

  • @simonchaddock4274
    @simonchaddock4274 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It could be argued that the owner should be prosecuted for endangering the public. It was not a random failure event but reckless flying.

  • @nezen777
    @nezen777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Oh snap!

  • @stevestonrcguy5393
    @stevestonrcguy5393 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That hurts just looking at it!

  • @johnymodem1326
    @johnymodem1326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow! Great looking plane until .... Did you find the fuselage? Happy New Year! Keep up the good work :)

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Not yet! Henry bought a RC submarine with cameras and it should arrive next week. I hope we are not too late....treasure hunters may have beaten us to it.

    • @johnymodem1326
      @johnymodem1326 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@rcchaser Good Luck, fingers crossed :)

    • @justins.1283
      @justins.1283 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I hope you can salvage the fuselage. Water may not do much damage to the electronics but the turbine might be able to be rebuilt.

  • @hifinsword
    @hifinsword 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It wouldn't be the first time I/someone forgot to put the spar in. Been there, done that and seen others do it - or not do it.

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      True. I’m not sure if it did happen with this model, however.

  • @campdude66
    @campdude66 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    My planes are now built out of 3 sheets of dollar tree foam. Total investment is about 20 bucks all in.

    • @daviddavids2884
      @daviddavids2884 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      wow. yer mom must be So proud. doh

  • @RCModellflieger
    @RCModellflieger 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Subbed and Liked and i‘m so sorry about that 😢 did you dived and found the fuselage? Best greets from rcmodelflyer

    • @rcchaser
      @rcchaser  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      NO the big turbine still under water.

  • @tomorrow517
    @tomorrow517 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Such a shame! Just heart breaking to see. I'm so sorry. Costly lesson.