Flying 120" Comet Clipper Old Timer RC Model

An old 120" Comet Clipper with a new owner. The model has been
recovered and given a new engine. It is flying at the CMAA field in
Monroe, Washington on January 9, 2016.

[@givemetoast]

That 4 stroke sounds perfect with that model! So soothing!!!!

[@larrykrise3609]

i flew rc for yrs.always loved the old timers.thank you.larry

[@stephensowell9578]

Love the walking pace touch & gos. Beautiful scenery, majestic airplane, plenty of time and fuel. Can heaven be much better?

[@erickvillano2069]

Beautiful machine! I thought my Miss America was large at 84 inches. Just love the way the old timers fly, so majestic.

[@laurentprevel1721]

I like it so much! Every model should fly like this, even scale ones.

[@sitarnut]

Been gagging to see a real "Clipper" Have stared at the Comet ad in my 1937 MAN for a long time... our Uncle, Charlie Grant was the Editor 1937 to 1944. Love the transparent covering and boy, what a graceful flyer. Great camera work as well!

[@easystar123]

Brilliant, my type of plane. So graceful and elegant.

[@johnstenborg3461]

...majestic...you can ”feel” the air...wonderful....and not a drone whipping, wining and trashing...lovely...

[@angelreading5098]

Yes I agree,flying on the wind gracefully and not through it ! sheer flying poetry.

[@cowboy6591]

What a terrific big and slow flier that plane is. I'd like one like that to put in lights and use it for night flying. The most graceful flight characteristics I have seen.

[@stanburdick9708]

Ha, l did that once in the dark with full size quaker just attached some chemical lights on the wing and tail flew it over a main hiway, funny how some cars slowed down even pulled over😆

[@nickjones6065]

Gorgeous, and what a perfect day.

[@patriotrob7066]

4 strokes rule!! Love it beautiful machine

[@J3Flyah]

Looks good in the transparent, and flies great! You've got a winner!

[@aerotowguy]

That's Hobby King transparent there. Would have cost me a fortune to cover it with Ultrakote, and the HK film is a better product! Only nine bucks for a 5-meter roll... can't beat that.

[@dynodon427]

LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!

[@sveinungtorgrimsen2149]

So graceful and beautiful :-)

[@maljohn6584]

Great model that's what's R/c flyings is about and building . Not ordering it on line to day and flying it tomorrow. That's not modeling. Realy appreciate your KZbin clip WELL DONE .

[@popeyeman69]

Spectacular! Really good piloting

[@thomasryan5394]

❤️ John Pond built one decades ago with the same color scheme and flew it in Texaco. He discovered that, at 10🦶🏻, the wing planform was the same as the Valkyrie. You should let it glide. Flying like a Back & Forth ARF is out of character. 😂

[@thomasryan5394]

@vin a Well it was "like" they were doing the same thing "OMG" Yes, I have so many Old Timers, most are stored in a barn. I also have an ATP with several type ratings and an Old Timer oriented website. Check it out and leave a comment: www.thebuildingboard.com

[@andrzejukowski7456]

Piękny oldtimer !!! Gratulacje !!!

[@homienat3374]

Just art !! What a bloody buety looks great and flight top draw if I had the room I d have q in my hanger well done lucky u🤙🤙🤙

[@isakkildal5526]

Fantastic model. Sure would have liked to have one of those. And a descent pilot as well.

[@j.h.holliday5748]

Nice work. Sweet flier too :)

[@aeromodelisme45]

Super ! très beau modèle et d'un vol gracieux...avec un joli bruit de moteur !

[@luisalbertom.m.5618]

precioso. sonido espectacular. y vuelo genial. felicidades.

[@triskellian]

Lovely flying plane!

[@jesusm1421]

Precioso y vuela fenomenal, bonito proyecto. Felicidades.

[@aerotowguy]

Gracias, Jesus. Despues de un ano y medio, sigue siendo mi mas preferido modelo entre todos que tengo. Nunca me aburre, por cierto!

[@bhushandudhane96]

Great video's 🥰🥰🥰🛩️...thanks sir 👍 Model also Superb ❤️

[@barrycarlisle8206]

Reminds me of my old Quaker..

[@thatairplaneguy]

Beautiful

[@markcummings150]

What is going on with the right side elevator (does it have one) as it doesn't appear to move. Look at elevator after touch-and-go landings after 1:55, 3:15, 5:40. Almost identical wing and stabiliser/rudder profile to the Carl Goldberg 118" Valkyrie, but with an easier build. Maybe Carl decided it took too long to build the Valkyrie.

[@debrahiswarrior6316]

I think its nice.

[@juanguillermo1506]

MUY BONITO. 4 TIEMPOS. TE FELICITO. ME PODRÍAS DECIR QUE PROPELA USASTE ? LINDISIMA TARDE. 😃👍🏻

[@stanburdick9708]

Beautiful, models that size will fly thierselfs, had full size quaker 30 4stroker, the damn thing would fly hands off....i could even fly it into the wind and it would just sit thier😎too bad you didn't have any trexlers for that old time look

[@georgealexander8661]

FABULOUS X 1,0000s!!!💥👏👏👏👉👉👍👍👍

[@frederickbeard4417]

SO NICEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@cowboy6591]

Are there any blue prints around for that comet?

[@juliocesarmonsalvo7442]

interesting, very nice, what kind of engine did you install in the plane?

[@markewert8661]

I love the oldtimers and yours is wonderful. Also, a most beautiful flying site with those snow covered peaks in the background. Do you know if the plan in this 120" size is available somewhere or did they do a onetime enlargement? I currently am flying a 114" Quaker mostly at Weaver Field in Othello, WA. Would love to see this Clipper fly at the June Fly-in.

[@randyburros6305]

Mark Ewert klarich kits has them

[@aerotowguy]

Next year we will do the Old Timers at Othello, Mark! The Clipper will be there, alongside your big Quaker.

[@bentackett6299]

You'd have to TRY to crash that! Relaxing I bet...

[@bullydog464]

Where did you find the plans for your plane?

[@kenmyers6839yfdgbj]

Is that John Ponds old model??

[@andysolution62]

what kind of engine? .90 or 1.20? i love this type of planes...

[@MGflyingmachines]

Hello, Thanks for your interest, the engine is a Saito 56.

[@johnbraidwood704]

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[@michelearosio2890]

😍💖😍

[@sailplaneguy1]

I noticed only the left elevator is operating during flight. Is this by design?

[@MGflyingmachines]

Yes the horizontal tail only has the one elevator.

[@briancurran9729]

Will you share the C.G. info?

[@johnroberts3723]

Shame about the struts across the cab, otherwise a good design.

[@debrahiswarrior6316]

I think its nice.