And another thing.
Take for example this:

Quote: Damn… my brother said it was ground induced..something about air being caught between the ground and the jet causin the nose to go down… well something like that.. i dont fly but ive always wanted to learn.. so much for a 15k aircraft.. i hear the guys a nasa retired engineer.. he must have plenty of dough :-p.. anyone know the song… ?

This was a reply to my Bandit Crash video. Not only is the pilot mentioned by name, and is quite famous in the R/C airplane field, and links were posted to the discussions on the actual cause of the crash, but this guy doesn’t even bother to read up before posting. Fucktardery at it’s best. Oh, the funniest thing is the part about it being ground induced. I put that in the video description, assuming that people would get the fact that the ground did not cause the crash, but it did cause the structural failure (after it impacted). That’s called black, or dark (morbid) humor. But this dude takes it as gospel when his brother said it (the crash) was caused by the ground. Dumbass.

What a hoot, my first ducted fan plane. I’ve always had a fondness for the F-86. Anyway, this little guy is an Alfa Models F-86 electric ducted fan. I’ll spare the details here, but you can find them at Hobby Lobby, and other details on Alfa’s website.

Flying this plane (and jets in general) is all about energy management. I built mine using the recommended MP Jet 25/25-26 Mk 2 controlled by an E-Flight 20 amp esc on a TP 1320 3s1p pack. I was amazed by this plane from the first flight. It felt light and did not require a monster heave to get it on the wing. The stock setup is not intended for blazing speed, but it is fairly fast. It does require planning, forethought and smoothness to make it look good in the air. It does not have unlimited vertical, so working the throttle ahead of time is a must. Landing is a dream. The third flight I was jockeying the throttle and almost surfing the ground effect for about 50′ before settling into the grass.

The pic above and the video show the plane sans decals. Some of the guys liked it that way, but I really wanted to have some color on it. I finished applying the decals last night, and I can say two things about them. First, they look really good. Second, they’re a bitch to apply. Right now it’s sitting at home drying out. Tonight I will airbrush some sealer on them to hopefully protect them from coming off. I did it up in “The Huff” scheme, since I like the bigassed dragon. I’ll try to get some stills and video this weekend. The video of us flying last Sunday can be viewed HERE.

Ok, I know, I haven’t been up to date on this blog thing, but you have to understand that this is not my life (writing blogs). Anyway, I now have a youtube channel and have posted a couple of videos (Check it out HERE). Now what’s interesting, and somewhat disheartening is most of what I’ve seen on YT is complete fucktardery on a lot of peoples part. Stupid kids that think it’s cool to blow up Lego’s with fireworks, gun nuts shooting the hell out of just about everything (I like guns, but damn, these fuckers are crazy), and wack South Americans posting their children’s birth on the internet. For the love of God, I don’t need to nor wish to see someone crap out a baby, especially when it’s posted in the Autos & Vehicles section. Oh, and I almost forgot about the conspiracy nuts.

But don’t get me wrong, there are tons of videos that are pretty cool, and often very funny. Take for example THIS one. Now someone had to spend over a grand for that, and then used it to make a quasi-lewd video of a robot humping miscellaneous objects (the funniest is the multimeter). Or check THIS one out. Now, if I was Vader, I’d be that way. I mean, who’s gonna get up in Vader’s grill except for the Emperor.

But on the whole, the stuff that gets the most attention (views, ratings, and links) is the stupidest, most uninteresting or downright disturbing videos of world class Darwin award nominees. I should have listened to my wise cousin and stayed away from YT, but I needed to post a video I shot at a model air show. Now I’m hooked. Check out my channel if you want to see more of my senseless crap.