ramms1
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Joined: 6/28/2003
From: Montgomery,
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I am the goon, idiot, gomer, maroon, etc that was hit by the B-25 in the video. I would like to respond to the comments made about the crash in this forum.
The pilot is by far the best model airplane builder, and flier that I have ever been associated with. He has 20+ years experience in RC models. He is the go-to guy in our club for everything from painting to electronics, and is willing to share his knowledge and abilities with anyone who asks. He has inspired me and others in our club to levels of war bird building and flying that we never would have reached without his help and encouragement. I am proud to call him my friend.
The airplane was a scratch built scaled up Ziroli B-25 with 2 G-45 engines. It also had operating bomb bay doors, remote engine starters, rotating gun turret, breaks, nav lights, etc. It was an outstanding airplane. He had it for several years and it was a proven airplane.
Everyone saw the flight on the video. When the airplane took off no problems existed. Both engines were running fine and there was no reason not to take off. Shortly into the flight the right engine quit. Why?...who knows? All of us that actually fly large scale models have had this happen on more than one occasion. While the airplane was downwind I asked the pilot if he was going to put the airplane down in front of us, and he said yes. We were on the runway, and should not have been, but what the video clip does not show is there was a half mile open field in front of us that he was going to set it down on. I was behind him as I should have been. The airplane however did not turn as sharp as he planned and we were caught in front of it. Why?....again, who knows. It could have been engine torque, or a number of other factors. Again, all of us who actually fly large scale model airplanes understand this. I do know however that the pilot did not panic, as WARBIRDMAN states. Please sir, do not make comments about people when you have you foot in your mouth. The pilot did not attempt to land the airplane between us. He is the best. I grabbed the pilots arm to pull him from out of the way of the airplane because the plan was to set the airplane down in front of us. I did not purposely assault him as SCALEBIRDMAN states. Sir, I find your comments offensive. You are a true ass to insinuate I would have attempted to hurt him or crash his airplane on purpose. I will be happy to send you my name and address so we can settle this like men, if you have the guts.
What amazes me more than the flight it’s self is all of the experts in this forum who know everything there is to know about the pilot, airplane, the flying field, the flight, what lead up to the flight, and myself, from a short video clip. You guys are absolutely phenomenal!!! Many of you called the pilot and me idiots. How many of you that did the have ability, commitment and desire to conceive, build and successfully fly a model airplane of this sophistication? I would wager none. Until you do, don’t speak badly of those who do. And if you do actually grow a set and attempt something like this, I’ll be happy to set in front of my computer and make smart ass comments when you fail.
Rrudytoo states if we had been behind the barrier we would have been safe. Mr. rrudytoo, have you ever actually been to a model airplane field or flown a model airplane? It would not appear so if you think the thin plastic netting used as barriers would stop a 40+ pound B-25. You also call for no-notice safety inspections by the AMA of flying fields. This is so unrealistic I am not even going to comment on it, but it does give us an insight into your mental capacities.
CorsaieJock, who also knows everything, according to his comments, does not even know who was flying the airplane. Please Mr. Jock, do not comment on things you know nothing about.
Dia Phan. I hope nothing ever happens to you, but if it does, I assure you I will not be as ugly and unforgiving as you are. Sir, I actually feel sorry for you. I would hate to think a world full of people like you.
My favourite however is rangerstl. He has actually put together a full blown 6 point FAA investigation from a 32 second video clip. This takes skill and imagination, a lot of imagination, not possessed by myself or anyone I know. The most amazing thing however is that many others actually agreed with his conclusions. That my friends, is really scary.
I did however see a few comments I enjoyed. I believe rmj1982 and BOBFE actually do build and fly scale model airplanes. Their comments were accurate and realistic. All of the others I fear only fly models through someone else they see on the internet.
I could go on and on but I grow weary of this. I just hope my comments will help people to stop and think before they make malicious comments about someone they do not know.
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