That could have gone a lot better - RC planes

Give an old man an RC plane and interesting things can happen. Join the crew at the Tokoroa Airfield for another fun day of flying, fails and frivolity. This is just the first part of what was a great day's flying... subscribe and like so you don't miss part 2.
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[@clifffield1]

I love those little editing easter eggs you put in for us Bruce.

[@billwiththeb]

Nice video Bruce..my kitty came running in hearing those birds chirping away..keep on keeping on mates.

[@menotu8440]

Thanks for sharing the video. Good to see you all in good health.

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic video, Bruce! Thanks so much for sharing!!! 😊 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@bokusimondesu]

Nice looking models, at least until the first landing. 😅 Great episode of Tokoroan Old Farts Having a Good Time. 😊

[@semadragun]

Loved the rabbit talking to the bird edit! 😂😄

[@johnnichol9412]

Looks more like a hare, rabbits show a white flash on their tail when hopping a way and are not as long legged.

[@x-stream]

Taxi back man!!! LOL

[@GrutteKlier]

Hi Bruce, nice video again! Me and my grandson are going rogue this weekend! He is flying a mini2 and i'm flying a toy grade glider, hopefully we don't end up in jail these days 😂

[@deanedeane4318]

Friggin excellent XJet and fantastic job Lads......💥😉😎 Great to see the RON !!!

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

I like that new flag you got that says international model flying park.Thats really nice.I would love to be there.

[@LWJCarroll]

Cool lot of flying and good fun! Laurie 😊

[@kilroy07]

LOL, I gotta ask, is your whole club Doctors and Lawyers?!!! Who else can afford such glorious mayhem?!

[@busta521]

I reckon, those big Rabbits could allmost pass for Kangaroos 🐰🦘😅🇦🇺

[@givemespace2742]

They have hares in NZ? I knew that had a lot of introduced pests but I need to add hares to the list.

[@hamshackleton]

Those NZ kangaroos were hareing about!

[@FourthWayRanch]

have to give those jets a shot of throttle just before you land, they drop out of the sky like a rock. I've smashed my A10 4 times now.

[@tjeffpowellful]

Great video. Good to hear you’re enjoying improving weather. Here in the northern hemisphere we’ve got the opposite with colder temperatures, wind and rain. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@twofacedmctwoface4876]

As an xflight test pilot on supersonic fighter/bombers, could I suggest RC builders reduce their servo speeds by at least 65% which will reduce control overcorrections and hence landing accidents by at least 50%... in addition flights will look more authentic...

[@james_860]

Nice to see good weather in NZ . Thanks for sharing

[@xjet]

Ah well, it is spring so things *are* warming up. Now I'll just have to find a decent hill so I can slope soar with all the predicted westerly winds that they claim we'll be getting this summer.

[@bonafidepirate]

Better not be having too much fun! lol

[@xjet]

Guilty as charged! :-)

[@rjung_ch]

3:13 what? The bird has no Remote ID, that's why 🤣🤣🤣

[@PropellerSteve]

Great photography, thanks for sharing.

[@WayneCook306]

Tokoroa electric model airfield, come on guys get some piston power out there.

[@xjet]

It's about this time of the year I usually drag out my TT FS91-powered P51 Mustang and let the prop rip.

[@WayneCook306]

Yes, get it out there then, let her rip.@@xjet

[@truenaturestormers2525]

I love the videos, so good to see all of you.

[@sUASNews]

I am surprised you were flying in that wind, the flag was straight out

[@Orciwan548]

I like this video style. Super relaxed just watching some planes haha. Not afraid to laugh off the mistakes too good group.

[@DavidDickerson-i8s]

I really enjoy your flying videos, you, Ron and the rest. I recall something I think is funny perhaps ironic about the Councils granting wings or taking them away. The movies had John Wick deemed Incommunicado, The Prisoner, Number 6, deemed Unmutual. And your wings are Invalid. It's comical how we buy into this 💩. Thank you my friend😊❤🙏

[@matthewjames4268]

Enjoy your summer. 2ft of snow already in Calgary. And i'm 14th on the list to join my closest field. Almost as bad as your council to keep a small group of like minded ppl only flying there.

[@Colin_Holloway]

Safe Fun for All... except the actual models!

[@jsvno]

Wish all of you a good summer down there - where mosquitos fly upside down... Here in Norway the thermometer is descending down to the red... Why could not the earth be flat, so we all could have summer at the same time, then at new years eve we could flip the earth and have winter...

[@rjung_ch]

Cheers Bruce!👍💪✌

[@HarrytheSpiderUK]

thats what called splitting hares😁

[@johnnichol9412]

One who knows the difference.

[@zeemanjr]

Thats not a rabbit, that's a hare. no?

[@bokusimondesu]

Depends on where you're from. USA'ers only have wabbits. But, I agree with you.

[@johnnichol9412]

Yes

[@stevenjandron767]

Gonna be another 6 months before we hear birds like that again t. Enjoy your videos.

[@flyingweed9671]

Gosh this looks like fun. I will have to visit again. I don't have a wings qualification. Who's behind do I need to kiss to allow me to fly in Tokoroa?

[@mikehipperson]

Everyone's! 🤣

[@rjung_ch]

Council sure is doing a huge dishonest disservice to all involved. Guess they know nothing yet have the power to destroy the hobby? What dunces. Haven't seen any video from you in a while, hope you're well!

[@rc-fannl7364]

I see you're still going strong, nice. Btw, what do you think of KZbin having started a tug of war against add blockers? They claim it's to ensure income for content creators, but considering how YT goes to great lenghts to demonetize videos while still collecting the money from these vids for themselves, it's clear it's about their own income.

[@BerndFelsche]

I annoyed my cow-orkers by suggesting that Labour Day was when everybody with a job thanked their employer by working that day without pay. 😊

[@waltersistrunk4200]

You didn’t really do that?!

[@LWJCarroll]

Mmmm just wondered if the bird happens to be a protected species? Laurie 😊

[@NiCadHeliPilot]

10:37 👈 I know what's wrong wit it. It ain't got no gas in it!

[@andrewroozen9151]

Did you lose your hare Bruce ? lol

[@xjet]

Hahaha!

[@rjung_ch]

funny 🤣🤣🤣

[@hamshackleton]

If you can't crash - have a laugh - - - or should that be the other way around?

[@Patriottoo2]

Are there any kids entering or involved in the hobby down there?

[@Ron-ys2en]

Now we know where your hair is

[@ChainsawFPV]

That bunny rabbit would be faster with wings. Just sayin......

[@shadowofchaosfpv4683]

😎🤙

[@Kampala69]

Is that your RC hare? Much safer than you flying anything!

[@xjet]

Landings are a bit bouncy though :-)

[@golemsnatch5755]

What's the music at the beginning Bruce. I would really like to hear it all.

[@alanhilder1883]

Did you have a hangover? You had a hare and a dog...

[@stephenhudson8739]

Save the only noise we hear is your gums bumping and the birds are singing

[@robaxelsson530]

Bruce.. how to the guys that fly fixed wing feel about FPV their rigs? Guys I fly with seem to be “set in their ways” and don’t want to try..

[@kurtzFPV]

I'd sure have to fpv that jet if it was mine.

[@robaxelsson530]

@@kurtzFPV especially with head tracking ..

[@xjet]

We are probably a bit unusual in somuch as nobody has a problem with people flying anything. We've had helis, gliders, nitro, gas, EDF, multirotors -- everything and we all enjoy either flying it or watching it. We celebrate that the hobby is so diverse that there's something for everyone. To quote one of my favourite movies "it's a bigg-assed sky" so there's room for everyone.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Wabbit Season - Duck Season - Wabbit Season etc there Elmer? 😉

[@andrewpotter1206]

Yes......"Let's try that again....."

[@hamshackleton]

Every season is "DUCK!!!" season at Toko!

[@andrewpotter1206]

@@hamshackleton Wabbitt Season.....

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

@@hamshackleton YOU'RRRRE DESPICABLE!! 👿😁

[@andrewpotter1206]

@@theoztreecrasher2647 TeeHee

[@Desert-edDave]

Lol Conversation @ 3:11

[@jsvno]

The Rabbits are imported?

[@_Per_Aspera_Ad_Astra_]

oh boy, bad ! Used to fly too 43 years ago (plane & Heli), but not like that 🥵

[@brushitoff503]

Ha ha loved it!

[@VoluntaryPlanet]

Hey Bruce what is your opinion on Jacinda?

[@xjet]

She lied to the nation then walked away with a lifetime of taxpayer-funded perks and millions of dollars in speaking engagements. The quintessential politician. In respect to CV19, while her motives may have initially been well-intended, she read far too much of her "mother Jacinda" publicity and totally lost the plot -- becoming far more focused on what's best for Jacinda's image than what was best for the people she was elected to serve. She resigned so that she didn't have to face the embarrassment of being tossed out on her ear (as her party was at the recent elections).

[@RCDUDEFPV]

Hair cut wile you wait lmao

[@BerndFelsche]

Hare today, roast tomorrow.

[@andrewpotter1206]

Wabbitt Season....(?)

[@BashTillBroken]

You mow the lawn for the club but yet they won’t let you fly what is going through there heads

[@stevendegiorgio3143]

Ah,It ended too fast I wanted to see what the story was with that Russian jet,what caused it to crash.I study all your crashes.

[@xjet]

All will be revealed in the next episode... it's classic!

[@clintonsmith9931]

Yzes

[@miksterr]

Labour Day- where we celebrate all the women who have given birth 😂

[@just_some_internet_guy]

Hey Bruce, is there anything that has kicked off this attack on the hobby? Are people thinking because a drone in Ukraine can carry 'unsafe materials' that basic hobbyists are going to do something stupid?

[@xjet]

Sadly the movitation behind most of the regulations that are crippling the hobby is $money$. Even sadder is that "safety" is being used as the excuse but it's not the reason.