Beautiful scratch built RC Flying Boat | Short S.26 Golden Hind | Built and flown by Michael Roach

Beautiful scratch built RC Flying Boat | Short S.26 Golden Hind | Built and flown by Michael Roach
Michael gives a lovely demonstration of his Golden Hind before giving me some details and especially why this model is of such significance for him personally. Exceptional aero-modelling and a privilege to film it in action.
Filmed by Dom for the Essential RC KZbin channel using the Panasonic HC-X2 Pro 4K camcorder.
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[@DaveChinery-wd9cm]

My Dad helped to build the first Empire Boats, and I have an original painting of Canopus, G-ADHL. This video broke me up!

[@markloveder3392]

Such a lovely plane,that's an amazing flight time with 4 motors and only 1 3s lipo. Fantastic 👍

[@vonJaerschky]

My mate Mike! Well done, Sir, both the reporter and builder/pilot.

[@tanagerffolkes5180]

My goodness! She's a beauty! It's a pleasure to see her take to the air, and to land on the water again. You should be justly proud, Sir! 👍🏼

[@andyfredericks6205]

What a beauty and a fine tribute to those who flew on them. My dad worked at Shorts in Rochester on Sunderlands during the war. To see these big boats taking off from the Medway must have been spectacular.

[@hurricane7950]

I used to watch at Rochester. I’m 91 now.

[@LockNLoad777]

It flies and it floats,, that takes skill to build that!

[@leozengy]

beautiful model!!! beautiful landing, looks very good. Thx for sharing Dom

[@DJJAW11]

... Gorgeous. I sometimes wonder from a previous life if I was related to float plans!. 🇬🇧🇺🇸

[@lasersbee]

Nice slow flybys....That was pleasant to watch... Didn't see how big it was until he pulled it out of the water.

[@mikeroach976]

100" wingspan and about 7lbs weight

[@derrickgreen9020]

A beautiful model on a perfect day with excellent filming. It looks even more majestic in slow motion at the end.

[@EssentialRC]

Many thanks Derrick!

[@edhage374]

Wow,that is an amazing beeautifull made and flown plane,well done,great filming aswell,love it! God Bless from the Netherlands!!

[@EssentialRC]

Thank you very much!

[@alexmcmeekin2658]

SUPERB!

[@RAW00815]

Such a beauty!

[@robertcornelius3514]

Impressive performance.

[@ajlench]

Beautiful to watch. My grandad was on the short Sunderland's in WW2 and covered the middle east like Mike's father. Particularly Singapore I believe. If Mike reads this I'd be interested if he has any further information as I'd love to know more about my grandad service. Take care all.

[@hurricane7950]

I used to watch Sunderland flying boats at Rochester “Kent” during the war.impressive.

[@jibeco]

Wonderful. Thanks.

[@IceMan2035]

Cool build great camera work

[@EssentialRC]

Thanks 👍

[@joebond5012]

Fantastic, what more can you say.

[@EssentialRC]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@RubyS.1]

Really really nice model.

[@alexanderwhitaker6416]

Fantastic workmanship

[@4-MaxModels]

Love flying off water

[@jeremyclifford1664]

Wow flown in a Shorts Sunderland, last flight to Oz,,'bout 1957/8,took a week,via Southampton, Marseille,Brindisi,Athens,Aden,Bombay,Madras,Hong Kong,Singapore,Darwin,bring them on,awesome,thanks

[@Holliethedog]

Great video! Thanks for posting it.

[@e-rj8984]

Beautiful 👍🇬🇧

[@davidholmgren659]

Nice 'Empire'

[@hishifuku4687]

リアルで素晴らしいです！

[@lasersbee]

1:23... OMG.. that Manned commercial aircraft almost crashed due to the R/C Model Flying Boat...... The government bureaucrats would say.

[@hankwinig3972]

I got to jump out of a real one at Reno air races years ago

[@DickMagic]

Beautiful! Sounded like a modern jet though.

[@johnnytenjobs]

Theres a decent exhibition at the Visitor Centre in Rochester at the moment. Short Bros.

[@johnnytenjobs]

Is it a "landing" on water?!

[@mikeroach976]

Alighting...

[@johnnytenjobs]

@@mikeroach976 Of course. Thank you.