RC 1963 to S1979 - Early Heli and Show fly for John Young and Gene Cernan in Dublin 1973

My beginning 1963 with an early RC Graupner Grundig radio and Falcon plane kit without tuition was "interesting".
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After joining the Dublin Model Flying Club in Ireland things improved slowly.
I was first in Ireland trying to fly Schlueter Helicopter
1973 I was privileged to meet Gene Cernan, Astronaut and last man on the moon surface as well as John Young, Astronaut, Moon lander and first pilot of the Space Shuttle.
To day we see kids beginning to fly, having learned to fly in their PC simulators and using ARTF models.
So, lets go back to 1963...
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[@ronwebb3242]

Absolutely priceless. Thanks for sharing

[@ScaleJetFred]

I am happy You liked it. The early shots like the ME 110 where taken with Super 8 Film; the later ones with early video cameras. Special thanks for Your comment! Fred (of ScaleJetFred) on KZbin with 150 videos

[@binh1941]

Thank you for this vintage RC. At this period of time i flew u control in Hue, south Vietnam. Now I am 77 year old and still flying.

[@terryrigden4860]

Very interesting, that was the era I learned to fly

[@ScaleJetFred]

Indeed Terry!Greetings from Dublin - Ireland Fred

[@misterbacon4933]

I really enjoy your movies! And your explanation!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Glad you like them! Happy Christmas to you and Family, Fred

[@philippelambert4079]

quelles belles années !

[@stevefox7961]

Loved it

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thanks Steve! Fred in Dublin

[@daviddavis2503]

Superb stuff.

[@ScaleJetFred]

Many thanks - It is myself and after 57 years in the RC flight community still flying! Thenk you for the visit to my ScaleJetFred channel! Greetings from Ireland, Fred

[@Spawn-td8bf]

I know this is a late reply, sorry about that but I just recently found your channel. Thank you so much for being able to produce footage from so long ago. It highlights how far our hobby has come. That is some wonderful early experience's. Reminds me of my early days. To think of those HUGE transmitters and no neck straps, what a workout. An era before retracts, ah, the memories. Thank you for posting and God Bless, Paul from Florida.

[@sitarnut]

Man, I loved this film so much... I'm inspired to get my planes back in the air again.... you have many swell memories of friends and aircraft..... thanks for sharing.

[@ScaleJetFred]

Do it Jim! Regards Fred

[@MAuVE111]

What a wealth of memories the 1963 footage brings into mind. I owned the previous 8ch Graupner/Grundig RC kit (only 4ch). At that time it was already outdated, as the receiver was regenerative, newer ones were superheterodine and the chs were on-off, when new proportional kits started proliferating. My pocket money wouldn’t allow such a kit so, I set out… constructing my own. This was the point that I switched from model airplane building to amateur radio. Thank you so much for the memories.

[@ShockeWulf190]

Very cool!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thanks, Fred

[@jimmymcjimmyvich9052]

Little Leprachans Pilots were really inside each plane!!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank You for the visit to "ScaleJetFred" KZbin channel with 150 posts. I liked you seeing me 59 years ago! Yes, I had the Astronauts John Young and the last man on the Moon Gene Cernan in my car to visit a small local airfield. Some years later I met the Apollo 13 Astronauts promoting the Apollo 13 movie in LA Regards Fred

[@vintagebalsa6440]

Excellent documentary on model aircraft history. Well done.

[@SA-FormerlyCreamy]

Great footage! So glad you put this together! Thank You!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank you James! It is a bit of work, but fun. great that you liked it. Spread the story if you like. Regards, Fred

[@fpvoslo]

:DD Thanks for sharing Yours friendly....

[@ScaleJetFred]

He fpv.oslo! Tak - Thank you for your visit to my: kzbin.info with 140 mainly R/C videos. Greetings from Dublin, Ireland! Fred

[@bobolsen7921]

thank you for the many great movies my dear rc friend

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank you Bob! Best wishes from Dublin, Ireland! Fred

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank you! Fred

[@radiofun232]

Thanks a lot for your video, brings back many good memories when I made airplane models during 1967 and later. The whole scene is from the 1970's and early 1980's, good to pick up that good feelings again.

[@paulbizard3493]

I love how cool Gene Cernan is. And he just came back from the moon! Thanks for the video.

[@ScaleJetFred]

Hello Paul! I know I have an other bit of Super * film with Gene and John Young at the same venue. But after moving house I lost site of it... Thank you for visiting ScaleJetFred

[@justindurand9110]

I enjoyed seeing this old footage. Thanks for sharing.

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank you for visiting my channel. I am happy you liked this video. I do have many Super 8mm film, but it is time consuming to digitalis these..

[@ScaleJetFred]

You are welcome! Regards Fred

[@aero-modelismecom]

cool very cool !

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank You aero-modelisme! You can visit my KZbin channel by clicking on the blue "ScaleJetFred" on top of this, my message and select from 135 postings! Not too many crashes mixed in...

[@dronepilot4life]

Wow, that was an amazing and awesome video! To see the progression of RC model planes (AND SOME OF THE RADIOS) from the past was very cool. Too think how far technology has come to what we have today is mind boggling in the world of RC planes. What you have on tape is a piece of history. I am 43 and I only have been in the hobby for 7 years and I love it. It is SOooo cool to see how RC plane modeling was WAY before I got into it. Thank you for your post. Christopher Jacques USA, Wisconsin

[@aeromodelisme45]

Sympa la vidéo que de nous faire revivre cette époque...toute ma jeunesse !

[@ScaleJetFred]

Thank You for watching my video

[@ScaleJetFred]

Ich bin Mitglied im Griesheim (bei Darmstad) club, abber nur als Zuschauer. In Darmstad flog ich auf einem Privat Grundstueck. Danke fuer die Antwort, Fred

[@Burnersforvanlife]

I cant believe you think people went to the moon? Nostalgic viewing. Thankyou!

[@davidregan9872]

I can't believe some people think the earth is flat!

[@ColeAviation]

David Barker - Of course we went to the moon crazy.

[@DaveGrennan]

Thanks for sharing this. I am flying in Dublin for the past couple of years and am fascinated to see the trials and tribulations of model flyers in Ireland all those years ago. With all the new tech today, we are very spoiled!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Hi Dave, where or which club are you member in Ireland? I fly near Roundwood, RWMAC.ie Thanks for visiting my channel, Fred

[@DaveGrennan]

Hi Fred. I'm flying with the Leinster club in the Phoenix park. You should come visit!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Dave, I flew there sometimes 1974/75, mainly the then new Schlueter Helicopters together with Paul Brennan Regards Fred

[@brezel53]

Danke schön, tolle Filmaufnahmen (selten!) aus vergangenen Zeiten.

[@ScaleJetFred]

Gern geschehen brezel- Ich habe noch einige Stunden Super8 film, aber es braucht viel Zeit diese zu digitalisieren. Danke fuer Deinen besuch auf meinem Kanal.

[@brezel53]

Hallo Fred, freue mich darauf! Danke für die Arbeit, die Du Dir damit machst. Ich hoffe, viele junge "Modellbauer" schauen hier rein und sehen, dass es Zeiten gab, wo kein Bauteil in Stecknadelkopfgrösse eine Stabilisierung in 3 Achsen übernommen hat.... :-)

[@ScaleJetFred]

3-achs Stabilisierung ist auch heute noch nicht populaer in Irland!

[@ScaleJetFred]

Hallo Reinhard, Ich war zwei mal auf dem platz in Ober Ramstadt, allerdings waehrend der Woche und ohne Modell, eswar keiner da. Muss es nochmals versuchen, allerdings bin ich immer nur Wochentags in Darmstadt. Wenn Zeit ist fahre ich nach griesheim wo ich ein foerderndes Mitglied bin. Gruss Fred

[@TheSecularchannel]

Very nice Fred... Good video production values... Nice Voice over narration...good editing... I will look at more of your videos now... thanks... and Happy New Year Eric Stunzi (your nephew in law?)

[@reinhardlehmann8161]

Hallo der Flugplatz in Ober Ramstadt ist nicht mehr im Tal, sondern auf dem Berg zwischen Ober Ramstadt und Rohrbach. Einige meiner Videos wurden da gemacht, zb "Caravelle Start bei Seitenwind" oder " Graupner Caravelle :Vom Start bis zur Landung". Viele Grüsse,

[@reinhardlehmann8161]

Hallo,-diesmal auf Deutsch- toller Film, es ist ja noch ein richtiger Film, ganz toll, daß er jetzt digitalisiert ist. Die Wiese hinter der Georg Büchner Schule war die Lichtwiese, heute überwiegend mit Gebäuden der TU Darmstadt bebaut. Ich habe auch da die ersten RC-Modelle gesehen und mein Vater und ich haben da auch die ersten Hochstarts mit unserem "Kleinen Uhu" gemacht. Auch einen der ersten Modellhubschrauber habe ich dort fliegen sehen, war aber noch nicht ferngesteuert. Das war 1963 bis 1965, vielleicht haben wir uns dort sogar gesehen... Ab 1969 bin ich dan auf die Georg-Büchner - Schule gegangen. Hin und wieder wurde noch auf der Lichtwiese geflogen, ich durfe da auch mal das Taxi eines Freundes fliegen. Proportional aber noch mit Verbrenner. Meine Verbrennermodelle fliege ich übrigens in Ober - Ramstadt.... Es kann sein, daß ich zu dem Film noch einige fragen habe und sie demnächst mal stelle...

[@ScaleJetFred]

Reinhard Lehmann Das ist schon interessant!ich war 61 bis 63 in der Luftwaffe in einer Radar tation in der Naehe von Regensburg. war in Darmstadt angemelded und habe im Rouquetteweg gegenueber der Buechner Schule eine kleine Wohnung bis 1977.Da ich schon seit 1970 in Dublin fuer Wella gearbeitet habe musste ich die Wohnung abgeben, habe aber immer Am Weidenborn 1 gewohnt da ich 1/4 dieses hauses geerbt hatte.In Ober Ramstadt war ich nur einmal auf dem Modellflugplatz etwa 1978.Mitglied bin ich schon lange in Griesheim, fliege aber nur in Dublin seit 1970

[@ScaleJetFred]

Hi Reinhard, Du hast eine gute Entscheidung getroffen mit der Floride. Fuer mich war dieses Modell als Anfaenger noch nicht geeignet. Vor allem wenn mit einer Graupner/Grundig Variofon gesteuert wird - Tip-Tip und nicht Proportional. Das kam erst spaeter mit Multiplex und Simprop. Viel Spass mit deinem neuen Model! Gruss aus Dublin, Fred kzbin.info

[@ScaleJetFred]

Hallo Reinhard! Diese Fluege fanden in am Ende vom Papiermuellerweg - erste abzweigung nach dem Wald auf dem Weg nach Ober Ramstadt statt Allererste Versuche mit Graupner Kadett wurden hinter der Buechner Scgule aud der grossen Wiese gemecht. \icf you only speak English let me know and I write in English. Gruss Fred ScaleJerFred

[@Antonnick]

Ausgezeichnet! The Bf 110 is from a Brian Taylor plan? It does fly well if you can keep the speed up. I had to rebuild mine a couple of times as well.

[@ScaleJetFred]

Hi and thanks for finding my "ScaleJetFred" channel! No, the plan cam from the German "Modellflug" magazine Regards Fred

[@Antonnick]

@@ScaleJetFred I know of the Hans Meermann design....and Darmstadt is also not far from me.

[@reinhardlehmann8161]

Hallo,habe jetzt eine Floride von Graupner am 30.12.2015 zum 1. Mal geflogen.....

[@theflash0815]

VW 1600 Variant😊

[@reinhardlehmann8161]

Nice Film, do you remember the town`s name, when you made the first flights near Darmstadt ? Your car, a VW 1600 Variant was the perfect car for modellers.

[@bushpilot-bm3kf]

Were u part of (Operation paper clip?) Brought to the U.S. for your R/C technology? LoL! Like your video's, great work.