How to 3D like a pro: Elephant Walks (stick camera)

It's time to cover Elephant Walks!
I've gotten a bunch of requests for this one. Very often, people aren't even sure how to call this maneuver, but it seems like the most common name for it is Elephant Walks.
This is a fairly unique maneuver to perform in a demo flight, and a great option to add into a freestyle routing with music, as you can definitely make your plane dance to it. Today, I'm breaking it down for you. Let's get into it!
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[@jive7777]

Really enjoying the How to 3D Like a Pro series! Always looking forward to learn something new for a freestyle routine! Keep up the great work! Thanks Juan!

[@skyboundrc]

Thank you!

[@riskninja8194]

I hope you do more HOW to 3D Videos Juan!

[@LUKAS-BERKA]

Hi super thanks for next tutorial 👍🏻 you should do crankshafts 🤩

[@skyboundrc]

Definitely in the list! Just need to find some time to make it happen

[@th3s41nt]

So is it Aileron first then Rudder? I’m confused what I should be doing first. Or is it Rudder first then Aileron?

[@scotteeshelman5714]

Hey there, it was cool meeting you at Nall this year outside Harry's tent! These videos are impressively high quality and must take a lot of time to put together. What software do you use to edit? At about 1 minute and 20 seconds in, it looks like you are flying the old Hangar 9 Extra 260! I'm curious to know how something like that compares to one of today's 3D aircraft from Flex or Pilot...any of the major builders. Does it have similar capabilities, and are there specific limitations? Thanks!

[@skyboundrc]

hi! It was nice meeting you too! I've been using Davinci Resolve for editing. The Hangar 9 Extra was awesome. The most aggressive plane I had flown at that time (around 2009). Today's airplanes are significantly faster at max roll rate and rifle rolls, and their tail is much more aggressive on crankshafts or knife edge spins. Today's airplanes are also significantly stronger (I remember bending the bending the aluminum wingtube). I'm not sure that kind of plane would survive the crazy slaps or full throttle knife edge spins we do these days :-)

[@goldendredger]

Awesome! I been asking for several years in many videos what this maneuver is called. I never get an answer. It's insane that no one has said yes that the elephant walk. I get a ton of smart ass comments or nothing. Really appreciate the 3d maneuvers training videos. I refer to them constantly. Thank you. I finally got a name for this trick and I can continue to work on it knowing more what I am trying to achieve. 😊

[@skyboundrc]

👍👍👍

[@PockoRC]

yes!! finally someone's done a tutorial on these

[@skyboundrc]

👍👍👍

[@navar45000]

I am learning these, I'm an average 3d pilot but I honestly you are missing a big technique on these elephant walks, it's a big mistake to keep throttle almost constant, you are getting the plane more bouncy and less tail wag. IMO this maneuver really should hi-light the tail wag. IMO you need to pulse the throttle keep the plane more on the flat side and watch the tail magically wag back and forth. The burst of throttle at the right moment helps the slide and wag. Jase has a good video with his stick movements and the elephant walks are next level. You are a much better pilot than me but having seen yours and Jase's there seems to me a big difference.

[@skyboundrc]

hi! I really appreciate your comment! I'm definitely not an expert in this maneuver. I've seen it performed in a number of different ways (sometimes more tail wagging, sometimes more bouncing up and down...). I'll make sure to take a look at how Jase does it and pay attention to his throttle inputs and give that a try myself :-)

[@andrzejwykreowanipl9874]

NEXT video please! Please! Please!

[@AbdullahAlMarzooqi-qd9yf]

We need more how to 3d like a pro videos

[@Mark-nw4mm]

That's easy, practice for 5000 hours.

[@skyboundrc]

definitely more coming! If you have any particular maneuver request, let me know

[@tbg_linear9487]

@@skyboundrc i know 5 months ago but i´d love to see this series continue, because of your videos i learned rifle rolls, inverted harrier, rolling harrier and slaps