Close call!!
 

This is my friend Gudmund flying his AD F-16, a beautiful model in Norwegian livery and a lot of scale details.
He has a small glitch on takeoff, and then a HUGE glitch while flying!![:-] Fortunately, he was almost breaking
the elevator stick as the plane was going down at full throttle, and about 6 feet off the ground he regains control
and saves the plane!! He landed immediately afterwards and I don't think he ever used that radio again!

Tor

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YThO1Gh-oH8[/youtube]

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TOO CLOSE!!

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WOW! Your friend has a "free" airplane....that one was a gonner!!! Better check those spars and formers closely cause that baby pulled some big time G's!

Craig

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Go buy a lottery ticket after that one! Good save!

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WOW ! it is unbelieveable it didnt snap with that pull !

Very good instict to keep the elevator pulled until the last moment - your friend is a good pilot.

GOOD JOB !

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So what was so unusual about the flight?:D

George

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What was that..bout 50g's wow! thats one i would be proud to wet my pants on.

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A good example of someone staying with it until the almost end !!!
V..

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Ya, just a typical day at the office........... :D

Rick

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holy hell.. im amazed the plane with stood that kind of g force's.. i'd definitely be doing a thorough exam on that airframe.... but good instincts on the pilot to fly it till the end, or this case, the remainder of the flight. And the landing was pretty dang good for as much adrenaline and shaking that he must of been going through

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So what radio was in that??

Steve

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Sweepstake starts now:

JR @ 5 : 1
Fasst @ 5 : 1
Spektrum @ 5: 1

Don't want to offend anyone with specific odds, but I know what I think was in it, and if it was anything other than 2.4 Ghz odds will be given on the pilots (insert)........... ;)

Mike

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I remember this f-16 almost crash video[X(]. This was posted some time ago. About 6yrs :)
Very luck Guy;)

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_21...tm.htm#2183330

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Is this the same Gudmund´s plane from 6 years ago?

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Way to stay with it! I have my thought on the radio also, But what a catch, WOW!

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Thats right. The video is 6 years old so it was a 35 mHz radio. Don't remember the brand...
There was no structural damage on the airframe. Gudmund built this Avonds F-16 like a brick. He also built a scale LG from scratch. The best looking scale F-16 LG I've ever seen.

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According to the original thread, it was a Multiplex radio.
The fact that the airplane didn't turn into confetti is amazing, wouldn't want to try that with any of the chinese F16's out there!

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Nice save!!!!!!!!


Ron