Shaun Clarke 4

Posted by Biggles' Elder Brother - Moderator on 23/04/2016 18:29:13: Posted by Shaun Clarke 4 on 23/04/2016 14:15:40: Fixed Wing V Drone, I fly large scale R/C fixed wing Aircraft, Where I fly is not very far from two major Airports, BUT I fly for the buzz not too BUZZ. The enjoyment I get from seeing my efforts in the environment they were meant to be in and doing so under my control is why I do it, I LOVE MODEL FLYING !!! Users of Drones (I am sorry I cannot bring myself to call them pilots) do so for very different reasons not the least appears to be to film and take photographs, not surprisingly the more action packed the better and that has the potential for disaster if only through low flying amongst moving objects to get "THAT" shot or picture. I find it difficult to justify including these products within the model flying community, Whilst model Helicopters can do most if not all that a drone can do, THEY require much greater skill from the pilot of a model helicopter and anyway his/her rationale for flying is quite different. Shaun. Sorry - but WRONG, WRONG, WRIONG - just more ill informed comment masquerading as "fact"! I apologise in advance, sincerely I do, but when are people going to understand that making dogmatic remarks about the skill levels needed or the motivations of what they call "drone" pilots" when in reality they know absolutely NOTHING about it and are talking out of the back of their heads AGAIN is just not acceptable! You can hold the opinion - even through its rubbish - what you can't do is try to pass it off as truth! Repeat after me,...."prejuduce and ignorance does not qualify me to dogmatically hold forth with ill informed nonsense"!!! So Helicopters require more skill eh? Well try flying an MR in manual mate - you'll soon run back to your helicopter. But in truth that comment is probably wasted on you as you probably haven't got the faintest idea what I'm talking about do you? "Manual? Manual what?" I really am sorry for having to be so rude - but frankly my patience is at an end with this sort of partisan, narrow minded, uninformed tosh pretending to be of some validity! BEB If I have undervalued the skills needed to manipulate a drone then I unreservedly apologise, BUT that was not my point nor was it the point of the thread, Drones are perceived as a threat for a number of reasons by the public at large whether they are informed Views or not, and because of the PERCIEVED threat they do a disservice to model flying in general, FACT!!! Shaun.

Hi, It is hardly my place to start by invoking bad language, BUT I got into R/C Flying by being introduced to R/C Armour and it is a great hobby and one that is on going, But the challenge pretty much stops once you are past the build, Whereas after the build of an Airframe comes mastering movement in the air and that is challenging, I launch I learn, I launch again, I rebuild and then I launch once more, Little wonder the Motto of the RAF is "PER ARDUA AD ASTRA", In my limited experience its nothing but hardship., Oh well onwards and upwards. Shaun.

Ever since the Chinese economy aimed itself at the "TOY MARKET" it has produced many and various R/C toys for quite literally TOY prices, These include "FOAMIES" which come ready for flight after simple? assembly, So Dad buys a 4 Engined B 17 for his 8 year old and young Johnnie fly's it into the windshield of a passing bus direct from the front lawn, "REGISTERED" of course not, Never even heard about such a thing. And that is why it will not have any relevance in Model flying. Shaun.

Fixed Wing V Drone, I fly large scale R/C fixed wing Aircraft, Where I fly is not very far from two major Airports, BUT I fly for the buzz not too BUZZ. The enjoyment I get from seeing my efforts in the environment they were meant to be in and doing so under my control is why I do it, I LOVE MODEL FLYING !!! Users of Drones (I am sorry I cannot bring myself to call them pilots) do so for very different reasons not the least appears to be to film and take photographs, not surprisingly the more action packed the better and that has the potential for disaster if only through low flying amongst moving objects to get "THAT" shot or picture. I find it difficult to justify including these products within the model flying community, Whilst model Helicopters can do most if not all that a drone can do, THEY require much greater skill from the pilot of a model helicopter and anyway his/her rationale for flying is quite different. Shaun.