LANDINGS GONE WRONG - Plane CRASHES

[@thelightersideofrc]

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[@pre7ender]

I've been an RC pilot for about 15 years. Got my PPL on full scale planes last year. What we learned is that every approach ends in a go around with the option of a landing. Looking at your video, some of these incidents could have been avoided by just going around an trying again. 😊

[@st3v3nk3]

Naah but the pride would been hurt :D

[@thelightersideofrc]

That is totally correct! Go Arounds save lots of aircraft!

[@jeffs7915]

Yeah , but then they wouldn't be learning nuthin.

[@terrallputnam7979]

Exactly! Unless you are already out of fuel and making a dead stick landing, going around is a great idea!

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Now admit it - it’s a lot easier than RC flying, eh? Congratulations on the PPL. 👍🏻

[@emanuelmota7217]

As a fellow middle-age RC pilot, most of these guys are flying planes above their skill level. Besides being a waste of money, time and effort, this can also be dangerous to others at the field. They should move back to flying more basic planes and practice landings.

[@thelightersideofrc]

🤔

[@billweston6579]

Spot on.

[@asommer518]

Yep scale pilots will always deliver the crashes. Been that way since I started flying in the early 1970s, Too much time building not enough time flying. These landing approaches were awful.

[@28th_St_Air]

A few also so seem to need a renewed eyeglass prescription 😊

[@AZ_Raven]

Could not agree more. Just because you can afford to put $10k+ into an airplane, doesn't mean that you'll be able to fly it.

[@pauljanssens4449]

Shocked at a lot of these approaches. Buying a fancy model doesn’t mean you get golden fingers delivered in the box. Learning how to walk before running, I.e. learning all about landings in a simple model, is far less expensive

[@thelightersideofrc]

😎

[@ThorneWorthington]

where is the fun in that?

[@gertnood]

LOL the tendencey to push the nose down to get it on the ground is strong.. and the beginning of a SNAFU in many cases. I've been flying RC since 1974, consider myself half ass decent at the circuit and landings, but I never take them for granted - you need to earn the good ones every time.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Agreed!

[@alexj3709]

So the lesson to be learned is to make sure you get some really good photos of that beautiful model before you fly it. Always nice to have a "before" pic.

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Well said!

[@bagoistvan3182]

😂🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺👍

[@onebravotango]

Absolutely, your insight is spot on. Whether in RC or full-scale aviation, the ability to recognize a less-than-optimal situation and opt for a go-around is a skill that comes with experience and a commitment to safety. Trial version of testing before flying is always good.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😎

[@slap-nutzrc7145]

Thanks for the video and also the reason I stay with foam, usually bigger and less pieces to pick up lol.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@AlanMydland-fq2vs]

way cheaper too!!

[@robertcovell2787]

I'm getting old. Been at this a long time. Watching those approach speeds makes me appreciate a Cub that much more :) I love Cubs ... I have 3 of them! :):):)

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Thanks Robert!

[@robertcovell2787]

@@thelightersideofrc 🙂

[@iqeen]

Shocked at how they can miss a hella big runway. Most of us don't have the benefit of big fields and have to land on a spaghetti strip. 😔

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. It happens!

[@phsavatage8681]

They love grass lol

[@trevor5290]

I know.. and the paved runway is about 3000'+++ feet long and they all feel the need to land before reaching the taxi way or the world will blow up.

[@johnnichol9412]

@@trevor5290 Regardless of the length you should be on the ground before the plane gets to you, let alone past. I have the benefit of about 40 metres x 40 metres, fences on 3 sides, one 8 feet high, and a street with light poles on the fourth. You get it down or go around, 3000' I would get lost.

[@stevesloan7132]

After examining the debris field the RCNTSB is expected to release the definitive report on the cause of the accident relatively quickly. After all, it was a small accident.

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA!😂

[@matchthat5053]

I hope there were survivors from the landings gone so terribly wrong. Hopefully no animals were abused also. It's times like these ,we should all come together and hold hands in prayer!

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@Grossman2868]

Amazing how so many of them can't seem to find the runway!! Are you turning over your waypoints to ensure you're lined up? You can turn and aim it toward you, then kick it out slightly. You could also make a much lower down wind pass so you don't build up speed and slap the thing on the runway....

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. It happens!

[@blankblank9117]

This is the weird part of the hobby that makes it so rewarding. The failures! Because we all have them. Big and small. Foamies to the cherished birds. At any given moment when you take off you could be bringing that model back in a box. No matter how good of a pilot you are. It happens to all of us.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Well Said.

[@Mike-01234]

What I see at the RC filed is people don't practice landings. They get the thing up in the air trim it out and go right to aerobatics. Should be doing touch and go's and learn to land the thing. If you can't land it should not be taking off. If your worried about crashing it learning to land buy a cheap foam plane for learning. If you never learned proper way to land, get some instruction.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Great Points!

[@johnnichol9412]

You can't learn to land before you take off.

[@heeder777]

It looks like they are teaching a new RC landing technique. Dive at the runway, pitch up hard and hold it till it almost stalls then stretch out the glide until it stalls/snaps or pancakes in on the belly. 😂

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@keithcarpenter5254]

Heartbreaking to watch, knowing how much time, effort, skill and money went into building them all.....but. No-one injured, property damage limited to dents in the earths crust, no endangerment of anykind.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea well put Keith!

[@shelbyseelbach9568]

The first one didn't appear to even be an attempt at a landing, but more like a low level high speed pass gone wrong.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea exactly.

[@gregoryh4601]

Jonathan looks like you will never have a Slow Year Building Airplane & Jets with these Guys Flying! lol.

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Well put!

[@michaelwhinnery164]

This is why I love FT foamboard planes... because my soul doesn't get squashed when I crash..... and they're fun to fly.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Understandably!

[@keithnoneya]

Ah the pit falls of not being prepared before entering the air. Happens to all of us.

[@thelightersideofrc]

👍

[@randomnickify]

Ugh... That debris field was brutal 😢

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea no kidding. BOOM! YARDSALE!!!

[@Jay-zc7iq]

Yay the baby mig made the blooper reel 😂 god that hurt even me 😢

[@thelightersideofrc]

🙄

[@thomashockin4128]

Thanks for the video ... ouchie!!! Lots of work and time lost there!!

[@thelightersideofrc]

You got that right! Thanks for watching

[@tungstenkid2271]

Funny thing is, although I haven't flown r/c for 40 years, I still have dreams at night in which I'm fiercely concentrating on flying them, I suppose it's so deeply embedded in my subconscious for the rest of my life..:)

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. once an RC Flier, Always an RC Flier?!

[@Blueberry954]

First clip is mine. Glad to see it here. Hope the owner of the tigercat is OK with you sharing it.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😱

[@sophiejaysstuff4026]

He doesn't have a choice.....

[@dhouse-d5l]

Ha.. built a lovely low wing open cockpit early trainer....and forgot to to chk the CG.. strait up and down in about 10 secs...Matchwood..haha

[@thelightersideofrc]

Ouch!

[@MrDlt123]

This is why I have about 30 RC cars and drones, but zero airplanes. I just know I'd auger an RC plane into a spectator's cranium. LOL. The kicker is...I'm an actual pilot (1:1 scale 😂), but it's different. I love watching them fly on KZbin though.

[@thelightersideofrc]

But planes are so fun!!!! Thanks for watching!

[@ThorneWorthington]

don't go through life like an old lady with hemorrhoids crossing an icy street get a hobby zone carbon cub and you'll be flying like a pro in no time. a thin coat of epoxy fixes foam airplanes real well

[@rcplanesandfriends3067]

I wanna fly at this field, my landings will look spectacular.. lol.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂😂

[@maybejoshh1907]

ive learned the hard way that you never give compliments until full stop on the runway lol

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL. YES!

[@ToyManFlyer1100]

Well, Certainly one way to keep the plane manufacturers in business..😂😂😂😂

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Totally!

[@Stafernisy]

The first guy looked excited lol

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL. Yea no kidding! WOOHOO! 😂😂

[@tomthumb5688]

Well to you hotshots glad you are flying model planes not full size ones.

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL.

[@tungstenkid2271]

I used to fly r/c, their wrecks are scattered all over the countryside..:)

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂😂

[@tungstenkid2271]

@@thelightersideofrc I lost 3 r/c planes on separate occasions in cornfields, the amazing thing is that although I saw the exact spot where they went in just a hundred yards away, i couldn't find them despite trudging around through the corn for an hour. I eventually got 2 back months later when farmers found them and notified me, but they were in a soggy waterlogged state after months exposure to the elements..:)

[@6h471]

LOL! Too true. A burn barrel, the ultimate fate of all RC planes.

[@HamRadio200]

I’ve had some nice planes. My favorite was my boomerang jet. Man I flew the wings off it! Never really crash landed it. So much fun.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Totally! Such a great plane that grows with your flying ability!

[@tomcline5631]

That first one, Is that what they a touch and stay? That was a gorgeous model!

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Touch and Stay! I like that!

[@johndemeen5575]

What about the pilot’s family’s, so tragic. What a loss.St.Paul.

[@thelightersideofrc]

No Animals or pilots were harmed in the making of this film.

[@gmorphan]

Been there, done that...more times than I'll ever admit too. 🤣

[@thelightersideofrc]

I'm sure most of us have!

[@tonywright8294]

Just a crap flying

[@Tonyloeffel]

its like most people don't know how to trim their planes for take off and landings.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Possibly!

[@ThreenaddiesRexMegistus]

Ouch! I’ve got that same Tigercat, haven’t flown it yet.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Well. Don't do what he did! HAHA

[@SOPHIAFLYGIRL]

Even experienced RC Pilots have bad days. I lost a beautiful Top Flite Cessna 182 to a bad battery pack. It happens and I've been a pilot since 1987.

[@thelightersideofrc]

If your flying it will eventually happen!

[@washburnb1]

This could be an ad for the Sport Cub 2.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@johndd8186]

Nice to see I am not the only one....

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. If your flying, you will have Ooops moments at some point!

[@slayer8actual]

2:37 that aircraft had the glide slope of a box of coal, but considering the roller coaster take off, I'm going to bet that most of that "falling from the sky" was operator induced and not the aircraft.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@edwinthomas618]

This was a nice change

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks! Been Saving this one for a while.

[@bobbyricigliano2799]

Not knowing anything about RC, is it safe to assume those fences and nets are to protect the operator from a plane that decides to kamikaze?

[@thelightersideofrc]

Sort of. Many purposes but if 2 are flying at once and someone has a bad take off it keeps the other pilot safe.

[@Mgp-Rc]

Airspeed!! / Landing too FAST! / What centreline!?!? / ARE YOU CLEAR OF OBSTACLES ON APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY!? :P :P :P

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@SilntObsvr]

"Why is R/C such an expensive hobby?" "Because the hardest part to learn is the landing." I've flown R/C, thirty-five or so years ago. Jets as we know them now didn't exist (ducted fans were new back then, and ran on high performance glow engines). I had a couple major crashes -- spun in after a "count the spins" went flat, repaired the airplane and was back at the field in two weeks; pulled the wings off an Olympic 650 glider flying with two pounds of lead ballast in slope lift and seeing how tight a loop I could pull (that one was a total, but I saved the radio and built another glider). I don't think I ever landed as badly as these, though. I always flew birds that could slow down...

[@thelightersideofrc]

WELL SAID!

[@johnnichol9412]

An Olympic with 2lbs of lead, yeh right.

[@SilntObsvr]

@@johnnichol9412 Well, yeah. It wasn't a low-drag fast glider, and the wind was 15-20 that day, so I needed ballast to penetrate.

[@johnnichol9412]

Carl Goldberg or TopmodelCZ?

[@SilntObsvr]

@@johnnichol9412 This was in 1983, so Carl Goldberg. The one I wrecked was bought already built, the one I built to replace it (also CG) would not have broken under the same stress (the first one's spars weren't properly bonded to the shear webs, allowing the wing to flex just outboard of the mounting bands, which then allowed the ribs to crush and the wing to fold until the spruce failed).

[@liarspeaksthetruth]

Love the Snowbird model!

[@thelightersideofrc]

😎

[@breakawaymotorsports]

Got to stick the landing. Very cool hobby.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnmorykwas2343]

I've done that. It's call loss os situation awareness.

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Totally.

[@mikeframe5450]

F7F hits and smashes...pilot yells "Stupid plane, just lay there till you get it right!"

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL.

[@jacobdavidcunningham1440]

F7F wood for a bondfire now F5J when you gotta land now 3:13

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Exactly!

[@richardbell1668]

I'm sorry, but I just have to say this, based primarily on the way this is presented. "AND NOT A SINGLE PILOT WAS INJURED IN THE CARNAGE. ABSOLUTELY MIRACULOUS!!!

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Phew!

[@RubyS.1]

That first one for some reason was the worst to me. Hits the ground it's fine hits again and it's gone

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Yea that was the most brutal for sure!

[@victorrcjets7660]

Almost did myself a little stall last weekend too😅

[@thelightersideofrc]

It happens!

[@foobar201]

This is an advanced technique, so-caled lithobraking.

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

First guy had no business flying that low 5 secs before it hit, let alone by the time it was skimming the ground lol especially with no gear out and under power still. Gear battery guy did excellent an didnt hurt anything but the paint. amazing how many can find the runway when its 60+ft wide too

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@fateswingman3006]

Old guys with diminished skills aside...it just boggles the mind to be this deep into the hobby and you can't find the center line of the runway. Even on a 100 foot wide runway guys are missing the center line! Did they learn to fly on park foamies and scale up everything except flying fundamentals? That's a lot of money in the dirt at the edge of a perfectly good runway.

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂😂

[@TalkingGIJoe]

been there, done that, filled the garbage bags...

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL. Yea you and many others.

[@dougdarby3564]

Go bingo on fuel? BINGO !!! Youre done

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@michaelhannah5376]

I have watched this clip many times and I still can’t figure out what the “ pilot” of the Tigercat was doing, he just seemed to freeze,

[@thelightersideofrc]

👍

[@IceMan2035]

It happens I know the feeling. You just hope you can repair it or salvage what you can.

[@thelightersideofrc]

🙌

[@mitchd949]

In real aviation a good landing is any you can walk away from. What's the RC equivalent - any you can carry away in one piece?

[@thelightersideofrc]

Sounds about right!

[@mrsmith4662]

I love RC planes, but they love to crash all too often.

[@thelightersideofrc]

It Happens!!!

[@jammer4578]

Almost all these landings happened with elevator trim set for high speed.😢

[@thelightersideofrc]

😳

[@dont6441]

Always take a large plastic bag to the flying field :)

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@lamarw7757]

Bad pilots put a trash bag inside their plane. That way, it's already there.

[@washburnb1]

Some of those are not so bad.. Those are fast aircraft and survivable landings are 😊 better than no landing.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Well said!

[@washburnb1]

@thelightersideofrc Rock on .I am training on the sport cub in all weather. . Then move up

[@washburnb1]

@thelightersideofrc I'm old and learning on a Sport Cub S2. You learn to respect wind, trim and balance since it is light as a feather. Then, move up to UMX Timber Evolution and stay a park flyer bush plane.

[@capnhardway]

That sucks, just lost my Pioneer in the sun. Crash and burn or a loss, just as sad..

[@thelightersideofrc]

Yea it's always sad to see one crash!

[@craigpennington1251]

Some very nice aircraft that shouldn't've been lost. And time/money/emotional distress.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Happens!

[@ryanking1595]

There’s only two types of RC planes. Those that have crashed, and those that have never flown.

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL.

[@Bigtimber1980]

almost thought my jet was done before I got to play with it 😅

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂🤣

[@cosmiccharlie8294]

What is the fun of a plane that is very difficult to land in one piece?

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@gscott5778]

Key issue I see that results in the major part of the damage is ... Poor Depth perception. I know because it happens to me. In these videos clearly the folks think they are over the runway when they aren't either in distance from runway start or lateral alignment on the runway. Now when it's going to be a gear up landing, yeah the grass apron might be softer but in most cases it's just simple depth perception, and when you add that to an engine out issue or something not working right, it clearly has bad results.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Agreed! And Nerves I think add to some of the issue as well.

[@gscott5778]

@thelightersideofrc Can't do much when the problems occur one the first loop, but one more reason to add an alignment and distance pass at least once or twice before landing AND consciously do those as pre-landing actions. For me... I'm always taking multiple approaches because I realize I'm not lined up. Pulling grass out of hinges and foam is not my favorite post flight past time.

[@waltergrosselfinger3490]

🙈🙈🙈 Wurfgleiter aus Papier machen auch Spaß 😅😅😅

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@neiloakland8675]

Looks like some of these guys either have too much money to throw away or need to go back to a trainer model to relearn the basics.

[@emanuelmota7217]

Exactly my thoughts. These guys are flying planes WAY over their skill levels.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Sometimes. Crashing is part of learning

[@stevenvater8720]

A lot wernt landing on the strip. When flying planes of that standard and cost ya gotta be able to land on that strip!!

[@thelightersideofrc]

Truth!

[@mnpd3]

I think that would get to be an expensive hobby.

[@thelightersideofrc]

It can be if you have lots of last flights with your aircraft.

[@Airbrushkid]

This is some of the reasons RemoteID are here to stay!

[@thelightersideofrc]

😂

[@shaunbitz3569]

It’s entertaining but hard to watch at the same time 😢😂

[@thelightersideofrc]

Totally understand!

[@Tld0026]

Flown RC a long time and I can easily say this video is a case of having more $$ than skill set! I flew RC Heli’s in competition and I’ve seen it many times. Guys barely learn to hover and show up at the field the next week with big $$ competition Heli’s top of the line. All the while there’s some poor guy with duct tape on his canopy just shredding it.😂🤣 one thing you can’t buy is skill and experience. Which takes time and patience. The best advice I can give anyone is to remember power is for altitude and pitch is for speed when landing full scale or models.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Fun Video hey! 😂 Thanks for watching!

[@ReedMalcolm378]

Im guessing that some of these pilots jump straight into jet aircraft without learning the basics of flying. Doesn’t matter how good you think you are, ALWAYS start with a simple trainer or at least a simulator…

[@thelightersideofrc]

Very true. Still stressful for some.

[@Gavs_rc_hobbies]

Some of these landing cut right to the soul....😥

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Well put!

[@DaveZotzman]

Ugh, still hurts to see the Diamond, that plane wasn't that old either. But as usual, we all know they have a built in number of flights, could be 1000+, could be 1, or in case of the mini-Mig, does that even count as 1??? 1/10th maybe????

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Yea only had like 60 ish flights I think.

[@GolfRomeoIndia]

Huh, didn’t see of of TBrum in there. Must not be flying much. 😉

[@thelightersideofrc]

Lol

[@cymaz100]

Lack of rudder use on a few landings

[@thelightersideofrc]

👍

[@johannnorris6350]

😂😂😂😂 I know there’s lotta pilots the power back too premature. That’s why the airplanes tip stall you got to keep the momentum going don’t throttle back so early and also you gotta be careful don’t fly to slow it’s a right balance in the middle. You have a lot of spirit flying jet. You shouldn’t have this problem and also if you have lotta experience that helps.😂😂😂

[@thelightersideofrc]

Thanks Johann!

[@scottmonroe6522]

Jeez, all these jet flyers can’t land! Learn the basics before you move up. How did these guys get signed off?

[@thelightersideofrc]

🙌

[@kendraper9091]

That’s the breaks… literally.

[@thelightersideofrc]

LOL. Yes!

[@HappyHands.]

I once made the mistake of trying to fly the plane with one hand and hold a camera in the other hand. buried it

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. No kidding!

[@korkav8r]

What happened to the Diamond? bummer. You rekitted that one. Sorry

[@thelightersideofrc]

I'll keep it simple. The Diamond was the Reason I switched to JETI. Much more to the story but that was the final push.

[@edgargulden321]

wenn die Leute sich im Straßenverkehr genauso verhalten....dann gute Nacht😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@thelightersideofrc]

🤣🤣

[@badgumby9544]

I've noticed. That many older guys that build beautiful scale aircraft. Are not very good pilots. Not all, but many.

[@thelightersideofrc]

We all have our moments.

[@JL-jq5rx]

why do they break them. Don't they want them any more ?

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA. Probably.

[@lyr6408]

2,35 : celui ci a eu une panne moteur,qui peux arriver comme sur les gros avions ,c est un risque malheureusement,ce sont Tous de très beaux avions, dommage que certains aient des pannes ou de la malchance pour atterrir 🥺

[@thelightersideofrc]

It happens unfortunately!

[@bigtrout]

Looks to me like there needs to be lessons in flaps and landing speeds. Lots of over controlling. Fast, squirrelly airplanes need lots of experience with slower, easier to control planes first. Getting off the ground is easy, getting back down safely is the trick.

[@ryanrekz7744]

Problem I have with flaps is they require you to land with power, I find I have better landings dead stick and less bouncy ones as well

[@thelightersideofrc]

Lots of issues in this video!

[@alien_menace971]

You should change the title of this video to R/C Crashes in it.

[@thelightersideofrc]

OK. Why?

[@alien_menace971]

@@thelightersideofrc Because, your total could suggest real aircraft crashes.

[@TheThedeuce]

It’s shocking. Seems like they started flying on the aircraft they are crashing, instead of starting smaller and save some money.

[@thelightersideofrc]

Some yes, most no.

[@jamesp13152]

This is why when going flying always make sure you bring along trash bags... I do anyway

[@thelightersideofrc]

HAHA.

[@maxsmodels]

This why I got out of RC planes

[@thelightersideofrc]

🙌