Maximus_Noobius
Noob
Okay, so I've just watched a 5 minute video of a guy hovering his RC 3D plane. It was skillful, the power to weight ratio of the aircraft was evident, it looked kind of interesting... then I got really bored.
It got to the point where I wanted to yell out, "why don't you just get a helicopter?" Or maybe a dual string kite. Then there was the guy who was dipping his Extra 300's tail into a lake, where I wanted to scream "get a boat, they're much better in water!" But as I said, it was a video, so I didn't think that would carry much weight, apart from the fact I don't know what I'm talking about.
I guess I've always thought that RC aircraft should attempt to replicate the full scale thing as closely as possible, including flight dynamics. Isn't that why everyone goes to such intricate detail in their models, down to instrument clusters, cowlings, profiles and trying to perform life like aerobatics? I've heard some people call 3D flying the "extreme" RC equivalent... but then I've seen people push non 3D aircraft to the edge of their design envelope too and they would also profess to be taking much more risk than if they were piloting a 3D model. Of course, this is just a matter of preference, or opinion, and there's plenty of room for everyone.. except maybe me, coz I tend to need a lot of space, since I'm not so good at piloting anything more complicated than a paper dart.
So what am I missing? What is the attraction of 3D flying for you? Why do you do it? Do you prefer other flying when you have the space or model? Or is it a simple case of "If I have to explain it to you Max, then you'll never 'get it'!" Help educate me and expose my gross ignorance!
Max Noob
It got to the point where I wanted to yell out, "why don't you just get a helicopter?" Or maybe a dual string kite. Then there was the guy who was dipping his Extra 300's tail into a lake, where I wanted to scream "get a boat, they're much better in water!" But as I said, it was a video, so I didn't think that would carry much weight, apart from the fact I don't know what I'm talking about.
I guess I've always thought that RC aircraft should attempt to replicate the full scale thing as closely as possible, including flight dynamics. Isn't that why everyone goes to such intricate detail in their models, down to instrument clusters, cowlings, profiles and trying to perform life like aerobatics? I've heard some people call 3D flying the "extreme" RC equivalent... but then I've seen people push non 3D aircraft to the edge of their design envelope too and they would also profess to be taking much more risk than if they were piloting a 3D model. Of course, this is just a matter of preference, or opinion, and there's plenty of room for everyone.. except maybe me, coz I tend to need a lot of space, since I'm not so good at piloting anything more complicated than a paper dart.
So what am I missing? What is the attraction of 3D flying for you? Why do you do it? Do you prefer other flying when you have the space or model? Or is it a simple case of "If I have to explain it to you Max, then you'll never 'get it'!" Help educate me and expose my gross ignorance!
Max Noob