Tokoroa 2017, people and their expensive RC planes

Here's more video of some large jet-powered RC planes and the people who fly them. From the February 2017 jet meeting in Tokoroa New Zealand, this time including a few takeoffs and landings.

[@robsg07]

Many thanks to all those rc people who can afford beautiful expensive planes and offer us nice shows like this.

[@RoboTekno]

Awesome save at the end with that Cougar. Also thanks for showing those landings. I hate RC videos where all they show is a bunch of planes cruising around; landings are the best part too :-)

[@AnchorsAweighNarooma]

Great day with some kool gear, many thanks again for another good video.

[@zeemanjr]

Nice video there Bruce, You always seem to get the best shots and I think this is one of the better shoots that you have done for a while. All except the "EATING" shots. Keep up the good work Bruce. Pete.

[@peterott8053]

Always impressed by the work and time invested into those planes. Really great!

[@BMSWEB]

Your mid summer looks like our Melbourne Summer lol Great to see we're so well alined

[@TedHawk]

What a great video; thanks for sharing!

[@buckhorncortez]

Really don't need the annoying "wheedly, wheedly, wheedly" background guitar music-noise....

[@xjet]

Then watch some of the other videos I've posted recently from this event (they don't have the "wheedly" bits :-)

[@youmanskids]

nice video and great soundtrack, good job Bruce! very good!

[@calvanrootselaar6243]

great toys! great music! Think I'll have a beer!

[@Kezar49er]

The quality of the music wasn't that bad, if you happen to like that genre, but it was totally inappropriate for this very good film about viewing several fine jet flights. The sound of the screaming jets was the show, not the sound of screaming guitars, allegedly directed to enhance the flight experience in an overbearing way. It just doesn't blend or compliment with the flight experience.

[@TheSkskitey]

Great weekend Bruce and no major carnage , hope to see a lot more of the same . Don't keep knocking NZs weather too much , the weather in Australia has'nt been too flash either , in W.A. some very hot days followed by cold , windy and wet days so the weather is all over the place here too :-)

[@hippychip1159]

Lovely video Bruce,👍 thank you.

[@rickstd7083]

Thank you Bruce!

[@msusewell]

"Model of the Day" Funniest thing I've ever seen!! Bruce your a LEGEND!!! keep it up 8:02

[@txflyguy0076]

I'm new to rc world, haven't watched to many videos and this one of yours is the only one I have seen I'll check out the website.

[@KViNFPV]

Awesome edit Bruce!!! I really enjoyed this video! Thank you mate ;)

[@fnutboy]

Cheers Bruce, nice bit of editing mate. Love to you all from the UK xx

[@ricardopr54]

Nice video! The best landings were at 6:05, 7;13, and 7:40... my respects to those pilots! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍

[@bigpops74]

The first thing I'd put in my 20K toy would be a 3 axis gyro. So many of those jets obviously don't have one.

[@jkflorida]

bigpops74 Actually most of them have a gyro. Demon Cortex is what we use.

[@bigpops74]

Why do they look so affected by the wind, especially on landing? I'd expect the gyro to hold the wings at the attitude they've been put at. Sure, you'll get a bit of bounce in turbulence, but I'd expect the attitude to stay the same. I could be completely wrong. Fixed wing isn't my discipline, I'm first and foremost an RC heli guy, with a little bit of quads. I fly fixed wing once or twice a year, though I did have a gyro on the aileron axis of my AXN years ago.

[@perfxtionzxx9956]

Nervous fingers

[@sp769]

1st track Sounded like a cover of Iron Maidens Back in the Village, but even heavier than the original. Rock on Bruce \m/. Great taste.

[@gitgeezer]

Can the damn music & it's a nice video...

[@walterriely4032]

Big boys & their toys:-) Killing the music was the only way to watch this!

[@RunninOnCoal]

Great stuff! Thanks for making these.

[@RuudyL]

Excellent video Thanks for showing, love the humeur, Lol model of the day, cracked me up haha

[@lmdetect]

Great camera work on those landings. Nice vid.

[@rodbuilder3657]

SERIOUSLY - if you've never been to a real RC event, look for one and GO there! You'll be amazed at what these guys can build and fly.

[@ReevansElectro]

Awful 'music'. Try no extra sound or something pleasant please.

[@Megadoculous]

I agree. I am a musician and a fixed wing flyer, but it wasn't needed in this video. I would have preferred to hear the authentic sounds. But, I see a lot of people are commenting they loved the music, so what do I know. Great vid Bruce.

[@TK_Taken1608]

i know that you said this 9 months ago but your opinion on what "awful music" is, is exactly that, your opinion so its awesome that you didnt like, it no need to insult his tastes by implying its not "music". so for most people here this WAS something plesant. your comment was a waste of time and rude. just so you know

[@rodbuilder3657]

Fuck you. That "music" sucks, and so do you for defending the moron who put it here. When you're watching an auto race would you want to hear rap music, or Beethoven's shit in the sound track?

[@saxonlight]

Never figured Bruce for a headbanger.

[@xjet]

From way-back man. Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Rammstein and more.

[@saxonlight]

Salute.

[@jacksat2252]

Hi,Brucie even more respect now man. You know your classics.

[@flyingfox8586]

Rammstein? You must be younger than I imagined.

[@-meganeura]

Awesome! very well done sir! music choice and edit is spot on! not my favorite style but perfect for this video!

[@yellowhammer4747]

Great Video Mate!

[@dunworx3758]

the music is shocking bad

[@timothyhorn5080]

Just to clarify something.........these are not "Toys"......I've been into R/C modeling for almost 40 years and am a former U.S. Army aircraft mechanic and current private pilot and can say in all sincerity that they are "replica" aircraft in smaller than original scale and share all of the same flight characteristics of their full-size counterparts.

[@johnriches2628]

great video but crap music

[@charlesmathis4248]

Lol!!!😂

[@ColoradoHeliNut]

I liked the music Bruce! It was different! Great Vid!!!

[@markm5479]

Nice Tunes Bruce.

[@RCHeliJet]

Nice Video.

[@DIGITALRC]

fast jets, hard music... that's we are looking for 🤘😎

[@AdversityZone]

what can you say other than .... much wow !

[@didactylos4diddy474]

I've been watching the whole series and whilst in total awe of the piloting skills being demonstrated (especially in the "It's a glider" moments) and the jets themselves, I'm also fascinated and in awe of he skills shown by the cameraman. I can't seem to find one but have you ever done a video on the black arts of filming planes being flown? And if not, would you consider doing one? Many of us would benefit from such a production, not least myself as my skills in this area are sadly lacking....

[@GroundControlRC]

Some very nice toys indeed! The start of the video was making me hungry. Did you have any beer on tap?

[@potjnkye86]

Love the videos. just got my first nitro airplane engine. super tiger 40. gonna buy a great planes escapade and fly a nitro plane for once.

[@thebrakshow7415]

6:09 Wins the graceful landing award!

[@stephengloor8451]

They are really impressive models from a technical point of view and the pilots seem to be really good. What seems to be missing is laughter? With 20K on the line is it really fun? Also I cannot believe these 20K planes do not have autopilots. Surely if you have that much mass flying around at that speed you would not want to be at the mercy of one radio glitch. Particularly the guy on 40MHz - didn't know anyone still flew with these frequency. Finally harking back to the bad old days with so much metal flying around on 2.4Ghz was there a blanket ban on smartphones?

[@ecwhite3621]

WOW, I'm speechless A++

[@MrObrien01]

I want to get one of these!!!!!

[@andrewwilson8317]

Would really love to see a working RC version of a jet display team like red arrows or blue angels? Can just see a highly skilled team flying exact copies of their routines? Be very impressive?

[@katanamd]

That's funny. It's mid winter her in NJ USA and we're all wearing t-shirts XD

[@majikfuzzybutt7390]

when the guy ask, did you have a good time, any day doing a hobby , is way better than a work day, even if your rc model wont perform, still a great day

[@vimfuego7644]

Epic music... :)

[@Paulydude2000]

Enjoyed

[@nikolaosstavrou5327]

nice music! Im in rc heaven!

[@gblan]

I went to a fly in and a sandwich festival broke out.

[@pritesbas9247]

Model of the day!!!

[@1101nz]

4:28 Longest arial , longest shorts . I see a theme there

[@leifchurchill]

S Rob those shorts though!

[@5C077Y5]

that sandwich looks mega! :46

[@locouk]

Me thinks that with their incomes, buying RC jets is like one of us buying a Hubsan X4C

[@uninvestigated]

cool video. people want to hear that sweet turbine not the loud music tho.

[@Amatronix999]

Would you see a flame if these jets were to fly at night?

[@laurielivesable]

That was great thanks!.. what's the name of the first song track you played?...

[@EnuffsEnuff318]

"Model of the day"...that's how I got started.

[@rogertycholiz2218]

The difference between men and boys is the price of the toys!

[@mortimer8486]

music is very gooooood

[@sandyprice5721]

I thought we might get some prices for these birds.

[@charlesmathis4248]

What's the average cost of these giant aircraft?

[@prestonthomas9406]

Nice video. Anyone know the name of the plane at 4:37, manufacturer, kit or an ARF?

[@tiiams]

Yes by all means

[@martnrs5]

Yeah we have fighter jets in our air force - so clever they just miniaturised them . I feel safer now:)

[@Amatronix999]

Need some onboard footage of these bad boys flying please... (the planes i mean)

[@xjet]

I'll try to get some next time. Also working on some air to air footage from my Bolt210 racing miniquad :-)

[@larrysong953]

people in New Zealand have better peace of mind to enjoy hobbies. in America, people are still grinding for living. politics, money, and power hunger kill innocent hard working people. these fairly expensive toys used to be American middle class hobby.

[@davidnickell2658]

Does one require a special license to fly model jets in New Zealand?

[@megadeth1952]

Love the music, who is it?

[@yah5o]

Just one question: given the average age of the pilots in this video: how many of them got a heart attack after their jets suddenly became gliders ?

[@scottpurdy8799]

yah5o I break the minority as I was the youngest flying there at 21.

[@gwin3279]

nice

[@yeahboiii8141]

they still flying with 35 mhz? and not with 2,4 ghz ? i think thats the best money u can spend on an expensive rc model :D

[@smokingspitfire1197]

sometimes 35mhz can get a better range than 2.4ghz

[@davidb4557]

I love the video. The music sucked. Next time leave the music out. I would like to hear the airplanes engines instead.

[@larsge]

Excellent choice of music.... Nice video :)

[@lasersbee]

3:12 Thanks for killing that background noise... 4:39 Oopps spoke too soon... There's that noise again.

[@allknowing5440]

I stopped when they showed everyone eating lunch with close ups.

[@MrTheFSXFAN]

How fast does that sukui goes ?

[@allenm00]

would have been a lot better without music covering the sounds of the models.

[@jacobknollinger4943]

Dope

[@FunknGrvn]

Any idea what the name of that first bit of music is?

[@bernardpowel138]

Please don't call them TOYS they are not , they are a miniature version of the full size ,they have all the controls of the full size and because the pilot is not flying in the cockpit but on the ground that is a lot harder to do .plus twenty k says it's more than a toy . My apologies

[@oliverdobson5199]

I'm glad I don't have to fly the f-104. That must be v tricky to land what with its small wings.

[@EricjamesD]

I live in Rotorua and would have loved to watch these in real time. Do you not advertise?

[@scottpurdy8799]

Look up NZJMA Website, this event is on again on the 9th, 10th 11th of February, 2018.

[@EricjamesD]

Thank you Scott

[@scottpurdy8799]

No worries, I'm looking forward to flying there again

[@txflyguy0076]

People who watch these videos want to hear the sound of what they are viewing not some car commerical.

[@xjet]

So everyone had a meeting (I obviously didn't get the memo) and elected you to make this statement? (LOL). But seriously, if you want to hear the sound of what you're viewing there are quite a few other very similar model-jet videos on this channel that don't have music. Variety is the spice of life however, so on this occasion, I added a little music to break up the monotony of jet engine's whining.

[@carlrichard1831]

on you tube the heading for this vid is 20,000 toys I hope this is a joke no model air craft is a toy any pilot will tell you that!

[@fidgetspinner6378]

Wow, for that you would need a mini ATC!

[@buddylight2191]

I prefer narration over music.

[@GroundControlRC]

Bruce, what camera did you use to get such great shots?

[@xjet]

It is the Sony HDR PJ760VE that Sony NZ kindly provided. This camera is several years old now but has performed flawlessly.

[@GroundControlRC]

Thanks for the info and you have taken some excellent video with it. Cheers.

[@StrokerAce3983]

did he say 2:00 in the morning?

[@jackhammer5468]

Why do you think we want to hear that music?

[@nosdriver8115]

20,000 ? better be dropping cluster munitions ☺

[@MichaelDouglasSkewes]

The good Metal music in the middle was good,then it went to crap,so if you can't stick good screaming metal guitars and double bass drums,screw it ,let's hear the planes.Still ,good video!

[@schwarzerregen957]

just wanted to say that that sandwich looked delicious😅😅

[@johnchristian7788]

I have a serious question! Why can't these people learn to be a pilot and also drive planes and helicopters as a hobby?

[@thegooserider7245]

John Christian says the person taking an interest by watching in the first place

[@lejink]

i cant imagine flying these jets as being very enjoyable entire flight would be white knuckles n a near heart attack.. terrified all that work n money comes crashing down

[@grahamgfm]

Where were Ron,s "rat" planes on this day?

[@PropellerSteve]

Does anyone fly these jets via FPV?