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[Fwd: Amazing 17 year old R/C Helicopter pilot video]
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: OT - Amazing 17 year old R/C Helicopter pilot video Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:39 GMT From: B. Peg Organization: AT&T Worldnet Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles What this 17 year old from Las Vegas, Alan Szabo Jr., does with a remote controlled helicopter is amazing! Almost defies the laws of physics. It's called "Heli 3D" flying. http://www.rapp.org/wp-content/09210...opter_demo.wmv (maybe a 15 meg download) B~ ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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Why do I get the feeling that this 15 yr old kid doesn't have to pay for it
when he puts it in? Joe (BTW when I used to fly RC we called that out of control ;-) ) "el gran cantinflas" wrote in message ... -------- Original Message -------- Subject: OT - Amazing 17 year old R/C Helicopter pilot video Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:37:39 GMT From: B. Peg Organization: AT&T Worldnet Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles What this 17 year old from Las Vegas, Alan Szabo Jr., does with a remote controlled helicopter is amazing! Almost defies the laws of physics. It's called "Heli 3D" flying. http://www.rapp.org/wp-content/09210...opter_demo.wmv (maybe a 15 meg download) B~ ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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I've met Alan a number of times and competed against him at the AMA Nat's in
Muncie, IN. the past couple of years. He's actually a very down to earth young man. Certainly, he's had a lot of help from his parents but he's also worked hard to develop the skill needed to do what he does and I'm certain that manufacturer sponsorship is also involed. Fly Safe, Steve R. "The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz *AT* adelphia *DOT* net wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 00:29:49 -0400, "joe" wrote: Why do I get the feeling that this 15 yr old kid doesn't have to pay for it when he puts it in? I'd be willing to bet money he's got some serious manufacturer (model and radio) sponsorship. |
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As a 22 year RC helicopter pilot, who can't do anything nearly as aggressive
as you see in the video :-o , I can tell you that Alan is one of the better 3D pilots I've seen. A few other names to keep your eye out for (for those on this forum that aren't into the RC side) are Curtis Youngblood, Jason Kraus, Scott Grey, and I'm sure a few others that are not coming to mind at the moment. These guys all do very aggressive 3D work and they do it in a controlled manner. A lot of pilots just do the ol "hold the sticks hard over and watch what happens, then save it before it hits the ground" routine (sometimes!). I'm impressed (to a degree) with these folks in that they can get reoriented to the model and prevent the crash but the flight looks rough and jerky and sometimes you're not exactly certain as to where it's going to wind up. "Not" a good thing! The guys mentioned above are pretty much professionals. I can't say for certain with Alan and Scott but Curtis and Jason actually make their living flying RC helicopters. They're that good! Fly Safe, Steve R. "joe" wrote in message ... Why do I get the feeling that this 15 yr old kid doesn't have to pay for it when he puts it in? Joe (BTW when I used to fly RC we called that out of control ;-) ) |
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"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz *AT* adelphia *DOT* net wrote in
message ... On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:23:34 GMT, "Steve R." wrote: [snip] The guys mentioned above are pretty much professionals. I can't say for certain with Alan and Scott but Curtis and Jason actually make their living flying RC helicopters. They're that good! Curtis has been flying RC helos for YEARS. He was the guy I strived to be like when I could afford (lol) RC helos. Unfortunately, my thumbs and fingers didn't strive to be like him and I balled up many a model. Yup! The first time I ever saw Curtis fly was at the 1986 Nat's in Sulphur, LA. I think he was 18yo. He kicked some serious butt at that contest and came in first place. Since then, he's done nothing but get better and as far as I can tell, he almost single handedly started the 3D craze in RC helicopters. He also won the AMA Nat's for something like 11 year in a row. A string of wins that was finally terminated when Scott Grey beat Curtis in Muncie, IN. in 2003. I've been lucky in that we both live in Texas (about 2 hours apart) so I've seen him fly at many fun-flies and contests through the years in our general area. I also went through a "brief" period of think he was someone I might want to emulate but every time I saw him fly, he seemed to be a light year ahead of the last time I saw him fly. When I first saw him perform a pirouetting loop (!), I thought, "forget that!" It was impressive indeed, but not something I could see myself doing. Maybe some day! Fly Safe, Steve R. |
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"joe" wrote in message ... Why do I get the feeling that this 15 yr old kid doesn't have to pay for it when he puts it in? He's sponsored, BUT he had to reach a standard before sponsorship was forthcoming. I was at the 3D Masters competition in Northampton this July and saw Alan do his thing, and he's not bad at all:-) not the best, but still an amazing flyer. Joe (BTW when I used to fly RC we called that out of control ;-) ) When something goes wrong, it soon gets there!! Beav |
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"Steve R." wrote in message ... As a 22 year RC helicopter pilot, who can't do anything nearly as aggressive as you see in the video :-o , I can tell you that Alan is one of the better 3D pilots I've seen. A few other names to keep your eye out for (for those on this forum that aren't into the RC side) are Curtis Youngblood, Jason Kraus, Scott Grey, and I'm sure a few others that are not coming to mind at the moment. Hey bugger-lugs, don't forget Duncan Osbourne:-). At 14 years old he won the Sportsmans 3D champs, and at 15 he won the Experts, then this year he just got pipped into 3rd place in Masters behind Alan Jr. These guys all do very aggressive 3D work and they do it in a controlled manner. Like I said somewhere else, "'Til something goes wrong" ;-)) Then they do make a fast lawn dart:-) A lot of pilots just do the ol "hold the sticks hard over and watch what happens, then save it before it hits the ground" routine (sometimes!). I'm impressed (to a degree) with these folks in that they can get reoriented to the model and prevent the crash but the flight looks rough and jerky and sometimes you're not exactly certain as to where it's going to wind up. "Not" a good thing! The guys mentioned above are pretty much professionals. I can't say for certain with Alan and Scott but Curtis and Jason actually make their living flying RC helicopters. They're that good! Alan's dad was sponsored and now young Alan is. I think when Jason Krauss left Min-Air, they took young Alan on. Whatever it is he does for the money this hobby sucks up, good luck to him, he's earned his kudos. Beav |
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"The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz *AT* adelphia *DOT* net wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:23:34 GMT, "Steve R." wrote: [snip] The guys mentioned above are pretty much professionals. I can't say for certain with Alan and Scott but Curtis and Jason actually make their living flying RC helicopters. They're that good! Curtis has been flying RC helos for YEARS. He was the guy I strived to be like when I could afford (lol) RC helos. Unfortunately, my thumbs and fingers didn't strive to be like him and I balled up many a model. Didn't we (don't we) still do that? :-))) Beav |
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"Steve R." wrote in message ... "The OTHER Kevin in San Diego" skiddz *AT* adelphia *DOT* net wrote in message ... On Wed, 13 Oct 2004 15:23:34 GMT, "Steve R." wrote: [snip] The guys mentioned above are pretty much professionals. I can't say for certain with Alan and Scott but Curtis and Jason actually make their living flying RC helicopters. They're that good! Curtis has been flying RC helos for YEARS. He was the guy I strived to be like when I could afford (lol) RC helos. Unfortunately, my thumbs and fingers didn't strive to be like him and I balled up many a model. Yup! The first time I ever saw Curtis fly was at the 1986 Nat's in Sulphur, LA. I think he was 18yo. He kicked some serious butt at that contest and came in first place. Since then, he's done nothing but get better and as far as I can tell, he almost single handedly started the 3D craze in RC helicopters. He also won the AMA Nat's for something like 11 year in a row. A string of wins that was finally terminated when Scott Grey beat Curtis in Muncie, IN. in 2003. I've been lucky in that we both live in Texas (about 2 hours apart) so I've seen him fly at many fun-flies and contests through the years in our general area. I also went through a "brief" period of think he was someone I might want to emulate but every time I saw him fly, he seemed to be a light year ahead of the last time I saw him fly. When I first saw him perform a pirouetting loop (!), I thought, "forget that!" It was impressive indeed, but not something I could see myself doing. Maybe some day! Steve, I'd been flying some serious 3D for a fair while before I attempted my first pirouetting loop. I went for a single piro taking the full loop to make the full 360 yaw. I got to 320 :-)) 2nd one was Ok, but that was three weeks and 500 quid later. Beav |
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"Beav" wrote in message ... "Steve R." wrote in message ... These guys all do very aggressive 3D work and they do it in a controlled manner. Like I said somewhere else, "'Til something goes wrong" ;-)) Then they do make a fast lawn dart:-) This is true! However, it's been my experience that if something goes wrong, it doesn't matter if you're doing 3D or not, it doesn't take long to become the proverbial lawn dart. ;-) Having said that, I've watched Curtis fly long enough to have been witness to some of his more spectacular crashes as well as some of his more impressive saves. I've seen him shed a tail rotor, or at least the control of it, in hard 3D maneuvering from about 6 to 10 feet up and still put it on the ground, on the skids and in one piece! It's "amazing" what that guy can auto out of! :-) Fly Safe, Steve R. |
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