My FIRST EVER JET experience! Martin Pickering

Popular question... How did I get into jets?!
So here is a video answer, really fun story!!
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[@samiam5697]

Martin, I'm coming from F3A myself. I have a smaller Avanti powered by a K45 and I have a T1 with a K140. I'm still building both but it'd be very cool to see a video on the do's and don'ts of power settings in the air and on approach due to the latency and spool up of the turbine. Maybe a shot of the flight but an inset of stick position as you're flying. I'd be very interested in seeing your throttle position in each segment of flight and taking that information to adapt to my aircraft. Thank you in advance!

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Cool! Will try and make something showing what I do! Good luck with the builds!!

[@basimpsn]

Great story Martin...my first turbine experience was in 2001 Ram turbine...at that time very few people was flying turbines only os91 ducted fan. Still can't get enough of it 😇 It doesn't matter what piston powered warbird plane or 3D maneuver you're going...just fire up a turbine model and you got the spectators attention lol

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Very true, the sounds is just wow, even to this day!

[@galensk]

Nice video ! Very interesting ...👍👍🚁💨💨💨

[@georgewatts9361]

Great story Martin. Love your show and videos.

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Thanks!!

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

Hello Martin! Needless to say that I'm admiring your channel and your flying. As a former model pilot I'm constantly musing about re-entering the hobby because I adore the jets but I'm afraid of the hurdles to reach that level - it's about 45 years since I did fly model airplanes mostly air gliders but motorized too so not much is left ... I would really love to see once the steps needed to get to that level of competence and the models you recommend to climb that ladder. I'm also interested in the build and set-up of (jet) models especially all the electronics that have entered the field since I was young. The progress is tremendous - when I stopped helicopter began to appear but jets didn't exist at all.

[@ausboy9251]

Fantastic vid I've just branched into edf jets and loving it but I now know what the future holds can't wait 😁👍

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Nice!

[@andrewtodd4972]

Well impressed, very good, keep videos coming, ps lizards just getting dusty 😃

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Currently having a turbine installed! Should have video this week! next week at most!! =D

[@W4MP1DUDL3]

Nice video mate!!!

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Cheers mate!

[@shozzy69]

Very interesting and very detailed. They are many of us out there wanting to fly turbines and wondered if you can do a series or talk explaining set up of uat, gas start, electric retracts as like you say you had to find someone to learn from, many thanks

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

I like the idea, will figure it out and get it done!

[@T-Gill777]

I want to install a good smoker in my night timber what would you recommend?

[@brettbums6995]

hi buddy subbed

[@davewilshere]

JetCat did such a good job on the 130...it’s more powerful than the P-140 🙂

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Hi Dave! Hope all good your end?! I am hearing great things of this P130! Cant wait to put it to the test!!

[@davewilshere]

All good thanks. I considered a Lizard and the P-130Rx would have been my turbine of choice. I’ve sold several in the last couple of weeks, turbine of choice for Ultra Flashes now!

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Seen a few installing it, with the flight time and power seems an awesome choice

[@cmolivella]

Martin, hello from Colombia. How do you ship your jets when traveling? Should be a crate. Can you show how to build one? I have a BVM 1/6 F16. Thanks

[@m.s.aviation7065]

"This was back in 2008" Dude that's when I was born

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Dude I suddenly feel old!

[@m.s.aviation7065]

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC lol

[@thercproject9309]

I just got into edfs!! A bit more in my price range 😂😂😂

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

I know the feeling! EDF these days are really good too though!!

[@AdityaPawarRC]

Ay nice story bro !! loved it . damn, you look very different when u were young dude . tell us your story of u getting into gas airplanes !!

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Sounds fun! Will get something sorted!

[@richardfleming8486]

Hello Martin. Nice vid👍 Just interested to know if it's possible to 'buddy-box' the mode 1 Futaba TX to the mode 2 Futaba TX? All the best & regardsfrom sunny South Africa 🇿🇦🤙👍

[@marioschembri432]

Yes, it can be done.

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

@@marioschembri432 I agree, I am quite sure you can, if you have the right wires!

[@marioschembri432]

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC Unsure about the wires. But it can be done using this www.desertaircraft.com.au/shop/futaba-wireless-trainer-system.html

[@mattpatton1983]

What turbine do you suggest for 3D flying a 2.2m predator?

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Would probably go for P180 or P220 (depending if you want tumbles or full hover), but making sure to keep as light as possible...

[@mattpatton1983]

Martin Pickering roger that thank you. Was wanting full hover 😊👍

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Nice!!

[@N2RIT]

You don't need a special certificate to fly turbine in Spain? We have to have a turbine waiver here in the USA.

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Only if flying at an event or competition

[@Abderrahmane_Aitouche]

J'ai fabriqué un avec deux pignons de boîte de vitesses. Faute de moyens @

[@christianboehm83]

Do JetCats run with Diesel or just with Kerosin?

[@Domowoi2]

RC Turbines can use both, but often times the burn of Kerosin is cleaner and easier to get right. So most use Kerosin

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Can use both, however if you can get your hands on Kerosene, do that. It is cleaner as mentioned by Domowoi2 and it just seems to run slightly smoother. It also doesn't smoke when you turn the engine off...

[@lars9966]

I never flew a jet once, and i will never ^^ because someday we're all not allowed anymore to fly those things. except u live in america unlike here in germany -_-

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

I live in Spain, and I fly turbines in Germany every year though =)

[@lars9966]

Yeah but soon we get no permission anymore ^^

[@s73-o2w]

Martin ....you face very black ....in the airfield sun Sun sun........

[@tonym995]

Everything is an advertisement with you. I like you and want to watch but the constant product pushing is not cool.

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Sorry mate, its how sponsorships work… I have a load of vids on here that are not brand focused though

[@gyzfr6]

1500km/h exhaust ? That is supersonic!! i don't believe that sorry.

[@MartinPickering-PickeringRC]

Feel free to Google it! 1560km/h to be precise!! www.jetcat.de/en/productdetails/produkte/jetcat/produkte/hobby/Engines/p130_rx

[@gyzfr6]

@@MartinPickering-PickeringRC That is a serious artifact. I'm a fan of all your videos. I understand also the exhaust air might not be supersonic due to its high temperature.

[@johnd9357]

@@gyzfr6the flow absolutely is supersonic. Larger jet turbines can have exhaust that us many times the speed of sound, which is why you see Mach diamonds in the exhaust plume. Temperature really doesn’t have much to do with it. Air is being compressed, fuel is being added and burned causing a massive increase in volume. All that volume coming out of the small nozzle of the turbine means it has to speed up drastically.