Free Flight Flying Fun! Model Airplane Fall Fly-In at the Durham Fairgrounds September 15, 2024

[@cal-native]

Love multi-engine rubber! There's never any doubt when Vance is in the house 👍

[@Watchingthevideos99]

HA HA. Isn't that the truth! Thanks for watching.

[@vancegilbert1958]

What I love more than anything else out there with these people I’ve loved and known for nearly 40 years, is how we cheer each other’s planes on as they fly, even though it’s a “competition“.

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Indeed. What a fun day!

[@paultanker5606]

G'day to you! Man this brough back so many Memories, back in the 50/60s Dad and I made a few Elastic Powered ,it was great fun watching, I am now 74 but still remember the Fun flying a New Build! Armadale West Aust.

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Hello! Happy to hear this brought back memories for you. Never too late to jump back into the hobby. We have several flyers in their 80's and a couple in their 90's! So much fun. Thanks for watching.

[@RosettoGueletti]

Wunderschöne Modelle,sehr schöne lange Flüge.Danke für den tollen Fim und allen Piloten noch viel Freude am Hobby.

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Thank you for the kind words and thank you for watching.

[@williamrobinson7435]

I agree with Mr Gilbert. One thing that stands out with Flying Aces is the spirit of cooperation.. After all, everyone benefits this way. This looks like a really fun day, in perfect flying conditions. Thank you John and colleagues! 🌟👍

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Yes, you nailed it. Always a pleasant day at an FAC event. We had a lot of fun. Thanks for watching!

[@williamrobinson7435]

@@Watchingthevideos99 I assure you Sir, the pleasure was mine! 🌟👍

[@terryscottIN]

Very Cool.

[@JarrettDorough]

Man I wished I knew you guys were out there yesterday. Nice flying plane!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Our next contest is on November 17th. Come out and check it out! Thanks for watching.

[@free_flight_field]

Nice flights! Thank you! Looks so fun!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

It was a fun day with almost perfect flying weather. Thanks for watching.

[@TerorEror-xr5uz]

Nice share John, all's flight is very interesting

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Thanks for watching.

[@rowanadventures]

Love it. Thanks for posting John!

[@whhsfordian]

Vance is a riot!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Indeed. Thanks for watching.

[@jeffmurphree2937]

The Mosquito flew amazingly!!!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

It's an amazing model built by a extremely talented man.

[@paulhelman2376]

I appreciated Vance's bit of aviation history. Who knew?

[@Watchingthevideos99]

And he's a great storyteller! Thanks for watching.

[@billsilverman3133]

Vance!! What a character!

[@sailr]

I have built and flown r/c model airplanes for about 68 years. I have always admired these free flight guys though. R/C is a piece of cake compared to their difficulty in getting the birds to trim out and fly right. Their patience is remarkable. I could never do it!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Thank you for your comment. I also fly a bit of RC but my go to remains free flight. I enjoy the challenge of building a flying them! But enjoy the hobby the way it makes you feel best! Thanks for watching.

[@hdvades]

11:33 starts the winter project proper for me. That stooge thing.

[@CliffHarveyRCPlanes]

What a great day everyone had 👍

[@MikeDoughty-gv4co]

Fun flying indeed. Another great video of an afternoon at the park and as usual, the interchange with the builders/pilots is great, gives a lot of interest to the video, not just another "watching guys flying their airplanes." Thanks for doing these, lots of inspiration there. When does Glastonbury indoor flying start? Mike

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Thank you Mike. Yes, I'm getting a lot of interest allowing the modeler to talk about their models. The hobby is as much about the modeler as the model. There's a personality behind that build! We start up indoor flying next month. Already some good interest so should be a great season. As always, thanks for watching.

[@colingodron4725]

The fella with the Mosquito seem s to be a real character 😅 love it

[@Watchingthevideos99]

He's both a talented entertainer and a very talented modeler. Thanks for watching.

[@gutsymovies]

Great video John! One suggestion: can you please use the zoom function on your camera to zoom in on the flying model when it moves away from the camera? I literally left a comment on one of Tom Hallman's videos about how he zooms in on the model so we're not looking at a dot on the screen. Just a suggestion.

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Thank you for the comment. Zooming in works best if the camera is on a tripod. Funny enough, I've received comments that tell me not to zoom in. If I'm holding the camera, it begins looking wobbly. I'll see what I can do, the camera has a good zoom on it and I have several tripods. I totally agree with what you say. Thanks for watching.

[@collinmccallum]

thumbs up!!!

[@jeffmurphree2937]

OUTSTANDING!!!!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

We had a fun day!

[@peterbrown7130]

Wonderful flying. Did I detect an English accent?

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Hi Peter. Yes it was! The gentleman flying the twin flying boat.

[@widyasutomo]

Sangat menyenangkan😍

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Thanks for watching.

[@thebalsaboy]

Hello, KZbin isn’t letting me reply to your comment on the varviggen video, the comments I wrote may be published but I don’t see anything new except for you reply.

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Well, that's unusual. Try and put your reply here.

[@thebalsaboy]

@@Watchingthevideos99 it’s not letting me post my email, it’ll be in my channel bio/description

[@Watchingthevideos99]

@@thebalsaboy OK, got it. I'll try and email it later this morning.

[@thebalsaboy]

@@Watchingthevideos99 Thanks for your time!

[@thebalsaboy]

@@Watchingthevideos99 Were you able to get the pdf? No pressure, it’s fine m.

[@paulhelman2376]

Ni e day. No compressed air nor autogyros.

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Compressed air and autogyros were not on the contest events, but we do have modelers that fly those types. Thanks for watching.

[@BruceShadley-yk6nx]

neat, but a good way to loose your plane!!!

[@jeffmurphree2937]

The twin engine float plane flew forever!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

That was cool to see fly.

[@joseantonioteixeira7974]

Hello Mr. John, beautiful flight of your biplane, what is the approximate height it reaches, as you can see that it was quite high!

[@Watchingthevideos99]

Yes, the Great Lakes was definitely getting high on this day. How high. No clue. 😂😂😂Thanks for watching!