Operation Sky Hook | RC Aerial Baby Pick-up

[@TH3MA7CHS7ICK]

Ok guys, I really wanna know... Is there a baby-shaped dent in the back of the truck....?

[@lilhrabinator2283]

Or a truck shaped dent in the baby?

[@TH3MA7CHS7ICK]

@@lilhrabinator2283 hahahaha

[@Jamesen666]

Also possible baby shaped hole in the rear window.

[@adamstuartcampbell]

Yea i also kinda want to see the aftermath of baby truck

[@jeremylewis7309]

@@lilhrabinator2283 olokk(onkkkkjkokooo9oko Ookkoooko k

[@olliepackman199]

Maidening my first drone tomorrow. 😬. Wish me luck. Footage will be on IG - @ollieflying

[@landondosch7841]

Good luck bro

[@switchflip9550]

you got it if its a five inch give yourself about 10 times more room then you think you'll need. they go way faster then you'll think

[@brownboots6474]

Good luck 👍

[@Shay-sushi]

Good luck man🙃

[@praticle]

@@switchflip9550 Great advice! My first flight was in my tiny backyard and lasted about 10 seconds 🤣

[@nateolmsted22]

Best FT quote. "Unfortunately I had to kick his face off" 😂😂😂 That emergency landing was surprisingly graceful all things considered 🤣 was the van OK?

[@artor1084]

😂

[@xanderbutton2134]

"the baby clipped a tree" *gets f*cking smashed into the back of a van and is ignored*

[@wayacrazy.]

Oof

[@pamelaterelak3073]

Really thou

[@justgrayyy105]

Are we going to ignore the fact that the baby SLAMMED INTO THE FORD F150

[@francisschweitzer8431]

Yea OMG.... Great Point.... I hope the baby is ok.

[@1piyoti]

I loved that... Tree, truck, tent... boom..

[@1piyoti]

Oh it's fine.... walk it off baby..

[@aiexzs]

it's a ford, the truck probably blew up on impact

[@theanarchist9733]

everyone be talking about how baby hit the truck but not baby hit the ground.

[@uc0225]

Amber Alert Minerva, Ohio Infant last seen being taken by large foam aircraft resembling "Cabbie" from Planes 2. If seen, please call 911 immediately.

[@owenhorn7548]

Lol

[@ChrisDavis-eq9lj]

To funny!!!

[@aeiou1uoiea]

XD

[@gamingwithflight6179]

Hahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaha

[@jessicaskitchen3271]

lol

[@Matt_Aquila]

World News: A toddler got swept up and carried in the air by a kite. Flite Test: Hold my beer...

[@P8FPV]

That kinda poped into my head 😁 glad the kid was ok not so sure about this baby tho 😂

[@joecarpino]

I thought the same thing!!😂😂

[@deformemvita]

Damn, you beat me to it, lol.

[@lilhrabinator2283]

"Hold my transmitter"

[@jimvanderpoel4467]

A few years ago there was a eagle that tried to "borrow" a couple of toddler's at a beach in new Hampshire, fortunately for the kids the eagle couldn't really carry their weight and dropped them after about ten feet.

[@Cozzma14]

As a Flitetest viewer for the past 8 years... that landing was one of the best moments of all time

[@GeorgeLeite]

You need to film whoever owns that truck calling their insurance company " No, really a baby flew into the back of my truck". Thanks for the laugh. You guys are awesome.

[@kevinwaterman7140]

George Leite i actually had a hit and run with a deer when my car was parked and empty! 😬 the deer rad across four lanes of traffic barely missing two moving cars running into the parking lot. The deer slid across the hood of my car before doing a backflip into the windshield of the car next to me, the horns also punctured the side panel. The deer than got up and ran away. The only damage to my car was a trail of fur across the hood of my car, the car next to mine wasn’t so lucky!

[@kishanpatel2036]

I love flite test. It is the best channel for getting people inspired and believe me I am super inspired. Keep up the great work. Thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy lives to create content and introduce plethora of people into the hobby. Stay Safe

[@craigcolavito5606]

That's going to be fun explaining to the insurance company how that dent got in that black van. "Um well a doll baby hit it at high speed. how" ah well, .... it was tethered to a gigantic RC plane at the time...."

[@scottmichael3745]

I actually lol'd.

[@Goldtheinfinity]

hey flite test can you guys build a antonov 225

[@gamingwithflight6179]

Yes that would be doozy

[@BETERSFARGO17]

Yes

[@blisterfingers8169]

"Guys.. That was super sketchy and pretty dangerous....." "Just have Josh read a PSA about how safe we are on the end." "SOLD"

[@joemoss5138]

The end of Thunderball. Can't believe they didn't reference that.

[@randyeller8139]

In a scene from the John Wayne movie “The Green Berets “ if memory serves correctly as well.

[@joemoss5138]

@@10beers53 It was before I was born too but I still know of it. The Bond films are on Amazon Prime even.

[@Lighthammer072]

I just watched that last night. He got picked up by a B-17.

[@DougsterCanada1]

@@randyeller8139 Yep, it was The Green Berets, released in 1968. I actually saw it in a theater.

[@rogerrabbit80]

@@DougsterCanada1 It was both "Thunderball" and "The Green Berets".

[@FeWolf]

actually worked with the gentleman that invented the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system

[@SoCalTrooper]

Are you familiar with Raven Ind. involvement?

[@FeWolf]

@@SoCalTrooper no, we call d him Poops, and after working with him over years, he told me some stories, he was a character, he is now laid to rest next to my father at veterans cemetery.

[@SoCalTrooper]

@@FeWolf My father was a ballooning engineer and worked on this system in the early 60s

[@FeWolf]

@@SoCalTrooper awesome

[@bravogolf5905]

I'm actually good friends with Robert Fulton's grandson, he is my rc flying bud. I'm sure he'll get a kick out of this video!

[@nickespina1975]

Baby smiling in the wind. Gorgeous

[@frankienv3906]

This was more like an episode of "MYTH BUSTERS" ..lol

[@Kikerumbo]

Really good video, as you have us accustomed to. I really think we need a "part 2" for this project. I want to see that baby save inside. Crazy part would be to get the baby inside the plane with the skyhook and the drop him again with a parachute.

[@TSGEnt]

Baby hits the tree, baby hots the van, baby hits the tent. You guys have way too much fun. Thanks for sharing!

[@rambozo_fpv176]

Thanks for bringing back the Flite Test sketch factor.

[@lift-offrcaviation2852]

Watching this on my break at work and dying laughing when the baby starts bouncing off things 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@laprepper]

I've always thought the skyhook thing was a real hoot, glad you all decided to check it out and do a video!

[@josevachier3695]

The baby was not at actual scale. It was like trying to skylift an elephant. Would love to see you guys try it again with a smaller doll. Love your videos keep up the good work and never give up.

[@VadimR4]

Nate Saint's bucket drop is a lot cooler to pick up things by plane from the ground. Would love to see the bucket drop next!

[@Rullstolsboken]

Still waiting on the flying flushing toilet

[@chaoticrevival]

The skyhook is in the battlefield 4 campaign and it is one of my favorite scenes in battlefield history!

[@desertdronepilot]

I think at 19:52 you broke someone's car window:)

[@SuperPete0815]

I was thinking that too

[@desertdronepilot]

@@SuperPete0815 HAHA:)

[@Flying90]

12:46 glasses off!! Such a pro move josh 😎💯🔥

[@chrisscheper5018]

If no one has mentioned it yet, the old cartoon Tailspin. Instead of dragging baby, how about pulling a sky surfing young bear that glides behind (RC controlled).

[@lanasmith4795]

They literally already did that. It was great

[@chrisscheper5018]

@@lanasmith4795 but did they tow an RC sky surfer behind? Like dragging the baby?

[@sailorjohnboy2325]

I flew the MC130 IRL. The way it worked was the whiskers opened on the nose. The pilot caught the line and the whiskers closed and a catch held the rope. The victim went straight up and then trailed behind the acft. The loadmasters had a winch with a weighted hook shaped like a little bomb. They hooked the line and winched the line up to a capstan and hauled the victim in. The navigator opened the forward escape hatch and hooked the line to the balloon and cut it. The system was retired in '96. All the MC 130Es and MC 130Ps that were capable of Skyhook have been retired to the bone yard.

[@seanmccabe746]

You should do a real-scale airplane that’s remote control

[@landondosch7841]

Thad be cool

[@gonknass]

tho then they can steal actual kids

[@olliepackman199]

As if that's even physically possible... Or legal...

[@Geerice]

@@olliepackman199 Of course it's physically possible

[@olliepackman199]

@@Geerice not with foam I doubt

[@aussieaeromodeler]

LMAO ..................that 'baby' bouncing off the ground behind Cabby was reminiscent of the motor boat scene in 'A weekend at Bernie's' .............too funny guys

[@user-sq6nu3rv1m]

"Operation Baby Yoink"!

[@robertjones9606]

Gives a whole new meaning to Baby Snatching!

[@diabsiniman]

almost kills one guy "i almost killed all my friends" :.( Saddest thing ever

[@maxdragon91]

Thousands of new flyers watched this video, very bad example of flying RC.

[@Lucky32Luke]

I enjoyed it a lot! But the most I appreciated was the very last announcement at the end about safety. Thanks for adding that.

[@Cinebon]

18:16 yoink

[@clarkegilbey6544]

I read this comment just at that point XD

[@MrFester63]

Love it!!! Laughed my butt off watching baby get the ride of it's life!!

[@nickcormode]

Someone’s gonna see this comment and wonder how it has so many likes, and will have no idea what it originally said

[@Cmdr_Slayer]

This. ASAP.

[@groundzero6662]

Full scale R/C has already been done. September 11, 2001 is a prime example of two radio control full size planes. Just sayin... and Epstein didn't kill himself.

[@nickcormode]

@@groundzero6662 true I guess. Just did a little research and there is full scale. Still think it would be awesome .

[@joshuamoore4971]

@@groundzero6662 technically drones are full scale R/C

[@SCCIT-jq6jh]

5 and a half feet mate

[@Mr.ZooKeeper]

Loved it! A lot like the old FT videos where they had to troubleshoot and problem solve together. I really liked the PSA at the end, nice!

[@Sharkerp38]

Awesome that this dropped the same day the baby getting skyhooked by the kite did.. thankfully the 3 year old landed safely

[@michaelramsey82]

Baby managed to hit the tree, the truck AND the tent, three objects that were really far apart in a very large field.

[@TheWizardGamez]

Cabbie is a retrofitted c119 flying boxcar which was produced through the 50’s and prominently used in Korea. One of the goofier looking planes but still a pretty cool plane

[@ninjastreet5]

Naked Snake will be so proud with this RC Fulton Recovery System

[@halipatsui9418]

I had to scroll way too down for first metal gear comment

[@TheLoganatorz]

Girlfriend: Come over Me: Sorry I am flying R/C planes Girlfriend: My parents aren't home Me: 18:16

[@luchosantilli]

New challenge from Argentina: Aerial Refuelling!! Meaning the Fuel Plane must transfer a battery to the "out-of-juice" plane for it to keep going with the new battery. :-) Great video btw! As all of them!!

[@crudboy12]

That final sequence was by far the best and most scary thing this channel has done for a while.

[@MrSkwisgaarskwigelf6]

babies are so head heavy... i like how he picks something up and instantly finds its cg! edit: do you think he done that when he first held his son?

[@joshperryppg]

Haha, you guys do this right after that child was picked up by that kite. This is comedic timing at its best!

[@DrBingle]

So much of the time the music out blasts the dialog.

[@swiftergaming982]

You need to make an RC blue angels airshow. that would be AWESOME

[@budnolan1033]

I hate to admit How cool it looks when one of those things catches on fire.

[@ThePavLow117]

Fulton surface to air recovery system great job guys I love it

[@loddude5706]

"Big gopher? . . . nope, just Josh doing baby's flyby." : )

[@IanZainea1990]

bouncing off the truck was hilarious!

[@l3igcountry]

man.......if you guys had led out with a toddler running around. conveniently forgetting to mention the doll....that would have been golden....lol. good work guys. thanks for another awesome post

[@davidianmusic4869]

Josh, first, you are an artist. 2cnd Cabby can handle more batteries. parallel up them lipos. 3rd, things get outta hand, but safety first, fun, eh... first.

[@GeorgeGhazarian]

You guys need to revisit this in the future!!

[@MX304]

Drag baby through tree, hit truck with baby, baby rips your face off. That needs a round two with a better line release system. I really want to see that pulled off!

[@FPVKermyt]

One of the other less talked about missions of the Fairchild C-119 was a mission involving exposed spy satellite film reentering the atmosphere. The film would re-enter in a capsule that would fall into the ocean on a parachute. If the mission is successful the C-119 will capture the falling capsule by hooking the chute. So there is your next FliteTest mission.

[@willierants5880]

This deserves a Sky Hook 2.0. That was so close! The hooks just got hooked up.

[@f1matt]

This was awesome!!!!!!!! Hope to see Cabbie back again!

[@demonoftheweb]

that was awesome even if it was only half successful. a few thoughts to help, if you have space and battery power spare put a blinking light on the Gremlin and a stronger spool in Cabby. So next flight it should work

[@pdgingras]

Good try! A little rough on baby, though she came through with flying colors. The USAF Special Recon Forces actually used a similar technique to retrieve downed pilots at sea. I remember seeing a film (that's right a film, not a video) when I was a C.A.P. cadet back in the 70's. This took place at Pease Air Force Base. You might go back into their archives and see what you can find. BTW I love your videos. They're always entertaining.

[@francisschweitzer8431]

BabyCam was EPIC!!!!

[@cliffordodell5024]

This video has the chaotic energy of a Windestål era Flight Test video.

[@justgrayyy105]

Yes! Just the kind of entertainment I needed since it’s pouring rain and depressing

[@francisschweitzer8431]

WE WANT TO SEE THE BACK DOOR OF THE VAN..... WE VOTED!!!! WE WANT TO SEE IT!!! Lol

[@MaddieGraffeo]

That product placement is perfect timing with the hurricane that just passed over my house, still don't have potable water.

[@metal_1joker686]

This will be my new favorite Video by far from the flight test crew.

[@PhilBender612]

This was awesome guys. I really like these types of vids. A history lesson along with a really cool experiment. Poor baby.

[@therc4784]

My favorite thing every week is seeing a new video come out. Keep up the good work

[@alexrobertson1472]

Josh: Im not a good pilot Also Josh: Lands Cabbie without a wingtip and skyhooks a baby.

[@willsintheair]

Delivering the line “So unfortunately I had to kick his face off” in all earnestness while playing that clip was comedy gold to me. I legit had to pause the video. 🤣🤣🤣

[@ernestrodriguez4659]

Yes! More projects with cabbie!

[@damonknox5785]

"i love the angle :cabby stares into your soul

[@kevinpjohnston]

I'd love to see the full safety debrief and what specifically you are going to change moving forward, especially around low flybys with very large planes.

[@bp420a5]

This is 1 of 3 of my favorite episodes. Other ones are cabby build and sea duck planes.

[@jasonburton4212]

OK that was an awesome first attempt. You guys have to do it again.

[@Barty.Crowell]

I got excited seeing the Anderson power poles on the power pack butt then I realized it's input only :/ would be awesome for HAM radio

[@MrVerno1960]

The balloons used for the CIA skyhook program were Barrage Style Balloons. Same used over the beaches in Normandy for air protection. These have a aerodynamic shape so they don't drift in the wind. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrage_balloon

[@kylewatson577]

Would love to see cabbie plans and speed build kit.

[@MrHauf85]

the jello in the chase cam is REAL!!!!

[@ronsaunders3170]

Use a hard spindle for the next winch system. A soft spindle was the issue here and maybe a servo that can handle more weight

[@Adam_Carbone]

You guys fixed Cabby!

[@route66flyer29]

In the mid-'60s I worked in the survival shop in the Air Force and while on Guam because of Viet Nam they were considering bringing back skyhook and came to my shop asking if I would "volunteer" to be picked up from a one-man life raft. My problem is I'm scared of heights and the thought of dangling under a C-130 made me sick to my stomach but not really not giving a choice I agreed. After a couple of sleepless nights, thankfully the test was canceled and skyhook was dead.

[@chrismofer]

such a fantastic video. Josh is a consummate pilot, he warns Anders if the FPV goes out he'll have to ditch the Gremlin to save Cabby, which is a decision you have to make before you're off the ground or you'll never get around to making it. I did a glider tow and forgot to inform the glider pilot that if he was having trouble dragging me down, to unhook and land off runway. his glider had some issue and pitched a lot and he never disconnected when he should have and it crashed both little foamies. just saying!

[@taylorsharp5928]

The Fulton extraction device. nice

[@N3880R]

In one of the early James Bond movies with Sean Connery, 007 and a young lady get rescued from a raft in the ocean with this Sky Hook method that used a B-17 at the end of the movie.

[@5alm0n]

Please try this again to see if you can make it work ! This was awesome x

[@Tj-50mag]

You guys ought to sky-hook RC gliders and just keep bringing them back into the air

[@markrainsdon4038]

Best thing I’ve seen in a while. If this doesn’t blow up your Chanel more I don’t know what will!! Great job!!! Unless you are the baby then probably should rethink a few things 😂😂

[@cj_r3249]

You hit the van!!!!!! Also could you guys take Ben harpers f4 phantom and make a kit that is about the same size as the old Viggen? That would be amazing to see

[@dannycarter3647]

Then ending was insane. GG guys.

[@wildblue2u]

Very cool, here is a suggestion. In WW 2 C-47 were used to retrieve US "Waco" gliders so as to be able to retrieve gliders from areas not able support C-47 ground launch. Also, during the early years of film based spy satellites "Corona" C-119 were used to mid-air capture film canisters under parachute. Similar system was used to mid-air capture returning materials canisters from asteroids from returning spacecraft (NASA Genesis project, 20054) returning to earth. Could FT try repeat this idea?

[@wildblue2u]

Daniel Czeczot For the glider a simple loop stretched between to upright poles, similar to how banner tow planes use, and a tail hook to catch it. The mid-air capture uses a similar setup as the FT crew used. Several videos on KZbin show how full scale system worked.

[@735rob]

This was awesome guys. I am going through all your beginner videos now as I want to get started with RC. I have an idea for you guys to build, the air force once had a concept for a 747 aircraft carrier. I think you guys should make it happen and deploy at least 2 RC's from the "747" RC already in the air. Keep living your passions!

[@burned_esc]

20:15 🤣ha ha ha trees, van, gazebo lol

[@steveclough6794]

JUST LOVE FLIGHT TEST THANKS FOR THE UPLOADS GUYS

[@fgbhrl4907]

Nice! I asked a couple months ago for you guys to do this. Really cool!

[@lectorserelith]

The sheep was just chilling out, chewing his grass, doing sheep thing. Suddenly, he is airborne, and I feel terrible for laughing as hard as I did.