The NEW GIGANTIC 3.3-meter ARES XL RC Jet turbine CRASHES into Another Plane: shattering into pieces

A brand new ARES XL Giant RC sport jet turbine just had a maiden flight collided with another plane in mid-air shattering the smaller plane into pieces.

[@sophiasocal68]

Glad everything worked out. Personally I might have considered a no flap gear up landing on the thick grass.

[@markdaniel8740]

Seems like it would have been wise to land asap. "if it hasn't crashed yet, it must be fine" is not always true.

[@slobama]

I agree, should have landed as soon as possible.

[@mariog9202]

It plowed through the poor apprentice like it wasnt even there lol

[@mr.gazorpa2497]

I'm a newb and I ALWAYS ask in the air pilots if it's ok to take off. Always announce "taking off". I don't need to down a $$$ plane with my budget kit foamy. Kudos to the jet pilot. Hope you can fix the nose gear and paint scratches. Superb photography, by the way. Thanks for posting.

[@3dCraddock]

Wow it took a few tries for me to actually see the plane he hit. It perfectly lined up with the grey highway. I can see why he might have missed that. This is where calling out that you are taking off OR when you are doing a low pass is important, so this incident can be placed relatively on both pilots unless communication was made and one ignored the other.

[@Sorarse]

There's no way I would have kept that in the air for as long as that after a mid air. Still, at least this one was kept out of the lake on the far side of that elevated road.

[@oesped]

That's why you use spotters and callouts :) :) :)

[@christiansprojects-cgmanuf1426]

This is the perfect example of why communication is so important.

[@alvinmortimer7536]

Separation and flight levels too 👀

[@gordonlovett71]

And don't be an air hog. Just because you fly turbine jets doesn't mean that you own the whole sky. If you're going to fly that way make it clear to other pilots to stay grounded until you land. Whenever I fly my jet I always fly at a steady altitude and pattern when there's one or more aircraft up at a time and always announce your departures and landings.

[@MrMatti-lx8et]

It's the control towers fault. No taking off while other plane's doing tricks.

[@gregorymoore2877]

The plane that has collisions and can keep flying and land gently... that's the one I want.

[@crunchied8]

it will cost you also it was vsing a foamy as well

[@Peter-Oxley-Modelling-Lab]

Great piloting and great photography, Dude! 👍🏻

[@triton4395]

Don't fly without a spotter or pilot calling maneuvers... Fly in a race trac pattern... Don't change direction without calling. Communication between pilots is critical. The guy is luck it was only a foamy.

[@sotm6078]

That's why it's nice to fly with a spotter/caller who can watch for other traffic and alert you in time!!

[@airgliderz]

Probably would have made zero difference or outcome, it happened fast.

[@gonepostal8627]

Absolutely yes a spotter/caller would’ve made all the difference in avoiding this situation. IMHO

[@1SIK500]

Gone Postal I agree completely, but let’s not forget how fast these travel, split second reaction times. Spotter would have helped, but how much? Hopefully the owner has a new one

[@gonepostal8627]

2NDSIDE. I have been a spotter for jet flyers and 3D flyers. When doing any maneuvers such as a high speed or low speed pass down the runway you notify your spotter so he can clear you for that maneuver. IMHO (Spotters and pilot should be communicating with each other). Probably rambling at this point Sorry.

[@keithwalker2926]

Great landing

[@AphexTwinII]

From the videos posted this flying field seems like a shit show with zero pilot rules.

[@gonepostal8627]

Markham park aka Mayhem park

[@iggi70]

Exactly, in my field the jet jockeys are stuck up. I guess they have to spending all that money just to show off.

[@torchr]

1: You don't let a foamy take off with a jet in the air. 2: Your caller should call out any other plane in front of the jet, and not allow foamies to take off. 3: You land as soon as possible after a crash - anything can happen after the incident. 4; When you have a failed nose gear and a grass field on the side, land on the grass field. 5: Agree on the flight direction before takeoff, make certain everyone knows if it's clock- or anti clockwise. 6: If you maiden a big jet, ask the others if you can fly alone.

[@alexmcmeekin2658]

Not arguing with your basic points but a foamie has every right to fly as much as a big dollar jet. That said the whole scenario wasn't great there, the jet guy took off whilst other much slower models were already flying and he didn't have a caller! Also with other aircraft already flying there was no apparent agreement about circuit direction, it seemed to be a free for all.

[@georgewatts9361]

Glad to see it survived. Did the pilot taking off not call take off?

[@jkflorida]

Nope. Took off straight from the taxi way without calling.

[@emanuelmota7217]

So if either of these pilots HAD spotters those spotters were not doing their jobs. And at THIS field? Not a surprise.

[@moshunit96]

Good landing.

[@adriandeeth5456]

Why wouldn't you land straight away.. Imagine if the wing opened up from all the extra laps after the impact

[@nighthawk0077]

Exactly why a little park flyer foamy should not be taking off and flying at the same time with a large turbine.

[@tonywright8294]

Why?

[@fern6978]

He should've just bellied it clean... Would've landed without a scratch if he knew what he was doing.

[@Statek63]

On the grass...

[@Intrepid175a]

I was thinking the same thing but I wasn't flying the bird in the first place. He made a decision and stuck with it and the landing was very clean all things considered. I was impressed with how well he kept h is cool after the impact.

[@mhpverheggen]

Alpha10. Shit man, you Chuck Yeager! Wish you were there! As you said, you can clearly see that that guy has no idea what he is doing!

[@markdavis7397]

Excellent pilot, both before and after the collision.

[@PapaSchlumpf78]

Beautiful slowmotion flyingscene!

[@bakkerem1967]

Ain't it time to land the plane and check the engine for damage ?

[@MARKLOCKWOOD2012]

These hobbies are getting too expensive

[@phazedude]

I am sorry, but why not landing on the grass in order to minimize the damage to the paint on the nose ?

[@basimpsn]

Or landed immediately because you don't know if the wing fracture due to the midair? Glad all went well 😇

[@rcchaser]

The grass is deceivingly thicker than it appears and could rip the gears out and spin the plane. The grassy area was not design to land on, and it was also flooded due to the recent storm. The scrapes under the nose were minimal and could be easily repaired. It was a wise decision by the pilot to land on the runaways.

[@georgewatts9361]

I have found grass landings do more damage than paved surfaces.

[@moshunit96]

@@basimpsn he didn't land immediately because he didn't know if his landing gear was working properly. He made the right choice

[@basimpsn]

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[@BBSlats]

Gotta love the foamie guys. New expensive jet. Yup time to throw up the foamie.

[@georgewatts9361]

We always let a maiden go up by itself. No reason not to.

[@tomheetderks9997]

As a (mostly) foamie jet guy, I would have been watching the turbine fly. It was satisfying sweet justice, and immediate verification that bad ideas have consequences. It sucks the Ares was damaged in any way.

[@BBSlats]

@@tomheetderks9997 What we keep seeing is it is the 100$ park fliers that truly don't care.

[@tomheetderks9997]

@@BBSlats Sad..one would hope an incident like this could change that behavior, but as an old saying goes.."ya can't fix stupid!" -:)

[@airgliderz]

I see your that "foamie guy* you speak about.

[@afterhourshotrods6882]

This RC field is in Broward County Ft.Lauderdale Fla. called Markham park.

[@billfoster6479]

Did he put a kill sign on nose.

[@AndScholl]

Not to understand why he don’t land immediately

[@simonhughes-king8493]

Because putting the plane low to the ground and slow is the most dangerous position to be in. As a pilot, height gives you time to think. Better to pause, assess damage, assess controllability, then make the decision.

[@Drrck11]

You need an...RC air traffic control tower 😄

[@Deebz270]

They need to get a cheaper, less irresponsible and more environmentally friendly hobby....

[@kevincombs1618]

Well he don't have to worry about sanding underneath the front nose cone The runaway did that for him all he has to do is paint

[@carypyke935]

Why in hell do they fly more than one at a time ???

[@joshrandall3632]

Its normally safe to fly several, depending on the size of the field. Also, normally, when taking off or doing anything over the flight line, you call it out or your spotter calls it out.

[@CharlieDeltaEchoVict]

Great flying, especially knowing that something was up, that’s a stressful moment.

[@TheFrenchPug]

Yeah, he's got a few hours on the sticks there. You get one little piece that rattles loose or didn't catch enough fibreglass...you're cleaning the garage instead next weekend. But this guy saved his arse with only losing a nose gear here. Wow!!! Great job RC Chasers!!!

[@radioyankee]

great piloting skills.. what a jet!

[@AN-gh6jf]

What a great sounding jet as well! I was feeling sorry for the owner through most of the video assuming it was about to be lost based on the video title. Glad it survived.

[@truthfilterforyoutube8218]

So much for ATC in this airspace

[@walterjackson3559]

Best pilot i have ever seen.

[@davidclark2702]

My Apprentice!

[@user-cw3uf7co4b]

Hi sir .....you hawe the good green for leanding .... ...but not use .....? The airfield in asphalt is very strong ..... The plane fly slow The size Wells is big!!!!!! Nice for green airfield.... For green

[@josegarcia8205]

Luckily it was a foemie

[@RTD1947]

The black vignette effect sucks dude!!! What the heck was a piece of foam crap doing sharing the airspace with this jet!! Are you crazy?

[@joshrandall3632]

That's one way of looking at it. I was thinking why does this jet jockey keep flying over the runway while other flyers are trying to take off? Its obviously not his field, but maybe sharing is something he never learned.

[@tonywright8294]

If he was a member of the club he has just as much right as the death trap jet . Some one is going to get killed by one of these big toy jets .

[@RTD1947]

that is one way to look at it also...but...was the jet in the air first? ... if so ... then the other plane...foam or not...needs to just watch... I think we call that courtesy...@@joshrandall3632

[@RTD1947]

Yes...but courtesy comes into play...if the jet was in the air first then the second plane should stand down....unless it is agreed that more than one plane in the air...everyone does the same traffic pattern.... Problem is...we have way to many "flyers" and not enough "Pilots"@@tonywright8294

[@stephenbarr7709]

If a plane is on"maiden flight" then nobody else should fly.

[@sdjb111]

Should not maiden when any one is around. To many things can go wrong, real fast.

[@yellowdogadventures]

did the foamy pilot get a number to call?

[@HWPcville]

4:45 your welcome

[@chrisatkins7959]

Luckily my club is small. Only one flier at a time.

[@jeffholsinger3356]

Where is this flying sight, Looks like they crash a lot of high dollar planes there.

[@frankbutaric3565]

South Florida. Lots of money here

[@airgliderz]

Both pilots equally at fault. Cost of plane is immaterial. Pathetic people here wrongly and immaturely lable "Foamie guy" as derogatory, jet guy is equally at fault.

[@tomheetderks9997]

George Watts : "Glad to see it survived. Did the pilot taking off not call take off?" JK Florida " Nope. Took off straight from the taxi way without calling." Really - both pilots are at fault?

[@airgliderz]

@@tomheetderks9997 yes. Clearly.

[@larryoakley]

@@tomheetderks9997 Correct, both pilots fault, the Jet pilot (or his spotter) should call for the low pass and the foamy flyer call for the take-off... Communication is the key here but looks like in that field these pilots were allowed to fly as they please

[@moshunit96]

Sorry but if you take off from a taxi way its your bad.

[@gonepostal8627]

The foamy didn’t takeoff from the taxi way take a closer look the midair happened just at the end of the runway. Unfortunate

[@johnmarksmith1120]

4:35

[@ZiggyMolly72]

Turbine jet pilots fault in my opinion, should know better, he flew right into other plane, hope he replaced it.

[@tomsawyer9403]

This is a horrible location for a flying field, but ESPECIALLY with jets. You're flying over people, cars, roads, highways. I've seen another video at this field where a large jet crashed BEYOND that elevated roadway and into the lake. It's only a matter of time before some crashing jet kills one or more people. REALLY dangerous, and I can't believe that the AMA certified this field for jets.

[@gonepostal8627]

The field is plenty large enough to accommodate jets unfortunately some choose to fly outside the boundaries.IMHO

[@johnathanhernandezmars805]

this is true ive been going to markam park all of my life. the park is not the problem its the idiot pilots.

[@tomsawyer9403]

@@johnathanhernandezmars805 Well if you other club members don't correct or control bad \ unsafe pilots then you're also to blame. Safety at the field is EVERYONE'S business.

[@johnathanhernandezmars805]

Have you ever been the this field?

[@alexmcmeekin2658]

Bit of a risk flying that with other aircraft flying, that said a foamy has as much right to fly as a big expensive model. Personally I'd wait and politely ask for 15 mins of clear air. Secondly did the foamy guy announce his take off? If he did clearly enough then the Ares pilot is at fault for flying through. If he didn't then the foamy guy is at fault. Communication is everything! Depends on the club really, busier clubs and sites need proper comms at all times.

[@genehasenbuhler2594]

Should have landed it gear up in the grass!

[@guybrushzhreepwood]

never ever this was maiden

[@bryanglass6701]

why didn't the second plane/pilot ask for clearance and announce he was coming out per reasonable safety rules? with this field/runway so close to what appears to be roads in use, why is this kind of craft even allowed?

[@nickstroud3105]

1, what was their caller doing? 2, why didn't the pilot of the foamy call take off, and communicate their actions with the jet pilot? 3, that should of been landed immediately

[@jordancoleman2402]

I wanna go to this place and crash my airplanes 👍 great videos

[@simonburch8762]

No way he should have been flying without a spotter with a model of that size and speed. Accident waiting to happen.

[@Mrbfgray]

Yeah well they are just toys you can't always make a huge production out of it.

[@belowme70-1]

@@Mrbfgray Unfortunately the FAA doesn't see it that way. If it can easily kill someone it's no longer ''just a toy'' imo.

[@Mrbfgray]

@@belowme70-1 You or the FAA? Living in Mom's basement is lethal.

[@ShireGanj]

Maybe avoid the high speed low fly by unless you know whose on the runway otherwise you’re flying is wreck less

[@crashalexander7232]

IN AIR HAS RIGHT OF WAY NEVER TAKE OFF WITHOUT CALLING YOUR INTENTIONS.

[@garrykennedy5484]

I don't fly when turbines are flying. This is why. Nobody at our field does. Unless it's agreed upon first.

[@rgr4475]

Exactly, same here. Not only is it distracting to me, I'd like to leave the guy with the high dollar plane out there alone. My fault or not, I'd feel terrible if my $1500 took out his $15,000 plane.

[@f900ex5]

Spotter's fault and IF the guy who just took off didn't call "taking off" and making sure the jet pilot or spotter acknowledged he's a DA, but then again its Markham Park no surprise and seen a lot worse.

[@josevillanueva6010]

Camara trick

[@michaellipousky9143]

I never heard the other jet announced that he was taking off. And he should have looked before he did. I’d be pissed!!!

[@keegansuttie4924]

You need to work on your landing no I’m just kidding that’s awesome shit happens when you fly models

[@Mudge61]

If that jet had got down is there any recourse can you file a claim A personal lawsuit or are you insured by the AMA?

[@DruideRC]

To much slow mo 🦥🥺

[@peternicholsonu6090]

No way that second aircraft shoulda bin taking off. Wait till big boys are done flying just like they wait for you.

[@johnfisher747]

The guy flying that jet has God level skills, the person filming likewise 👍

[@bryanglass6701]

this is the kind of flying that makes it that much worse for the rest of us. a video like this is just the kind that becomes weaponized against rc planes in general.

[@TehNetherlands]

Very lucky no significant components of the foam plane entered the intakes. Especially any metal parts or servos could've easily destroyed the turbine and caused a fire. Also lucky that the relative velocity was low and the 'soft' side of the foam aircraft cushioned the brunt of the impact. A head on collision or initial impact with different parts of the prop plane fuselage could've caused the relatively bulky LiPo or brushless DC to shear off the jets wing and/or control surfaces.

[@flyingmortgageman]

I guess that is why here in the UK we always fly with a spotter (Fast planes) and yell at the top of your head Taking off or Landing and make sure everyone knows whats going on. What on earth was a foamy flyer doing taking off with a Jet flying around anyway and clearly could see he was coming by in a pattern? Its always a 50/50 in a midair but on this occation I think the Foamy pilot got what he deserved! Pleased the Jet guy got his model down in one bit, he showed good control and skill to keep his head. Personally I would have gone for the grass to land on but thats a small point. Im sure a few scratches underside can easily be touched up. Great filming!

[@flycatchful]

After reading the comments and seeing the video I have come to this conclusion. The pilot of the jet was in command 100% of the time. His flying skill were beyond reproach and his machine was airworthy even after the collision. The pilot of the other aircraft was negligent and totally responsible. Now with that understood the facts matter and most of the posters know nothing about this model airfield. The runway and pit area are on public property and no official club regulates what goes on in the air or on the ground. Bottom line is you fly at your own risk and accept no responsibility brought upon by your actions.

[@keithdouglass3618]

👎🌏🐨 no excuse for collision. stay on ground and watch for 10 minutes . we did when jets flew. Keith Australia

[@Harry-rj6kh]

Pretty darn impressive but S&IT HAPPENS. I think I'll stick to hand launch gliders!

[@deanmason5827]

What an asshole pilot for not landing right away knowing something went wrong. He put everyone and the public that looked like they weren't very far off in danger. Looked like no one at that field follows any kind of safe flying rules.

[@jordancoleman2402]

I wanna go there fly like an @$$hole and crash my airplanes 👍

[@ScottPankhurst]

foamy. no loss.

[@Av-vd3wk]

Shit looks FAKE when it lands...

[@paulsmith9868]

That's what you get when you do a low pass over an active runway.

[@Deebz270]

Dang! I was hoping that the Ares XL would drop in the drink like the last one did... . Such an irresponsible hobby... Especially so close to busy traffic routes. . As for the victim of the impact. I would have waited to get clearance for take-off, probably after the Ares had landed. No 1 rule of flying, always look around when taking off, flying and landing... Just in case there's a fast jet moving in on your six.

[@paulkazjack]

Dreadful location for flying jets.

[@engscott78]

Lame

[@briand4000]

When a big buck ship is up, keep your ugly stick/fun fly/foamy low-buck ship on the ground! Courtesy people...courtesy!

[@philpearson8653]

What a load of shit!. Flying is flying no matter what the aircraft. The spotter if there was one obviously wasn't doing their job.

[@mattgaming8717]

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