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Does it worry anyone that he looses this thing in the clouds on a regular basis? Seems irresponsible to fly it on a day where you can't keep it in view. With t
by kator 12y ago
Does it worry anyone that he looses this thing in the clouds on a regular basis? Seems irresponsible to fly it on a day where you can't keep it in view. With this much speed it's basically a flying remote controlled rocket/projectile that would kill someone instantly if it hit them.
I wonder how this thing handles loosing contact with the controller?
It's no wonder the FCC in US is getting less and less RC friendly, besides the typical "home land security" drama stuff like this in a public park could be a real problem from noise pollution to safety of other people in the area.
All this said, must be quite a rush to play with something like that, I would love to fly it in an open field deep in the desert with a clear open sky.
- kator 12y agoI also noticed in the video that they had hearing protection but it was on the ground next to the fire extinguisher. Reading the very nice detailed instruction manual[1]: To the avoid hearing damage, always use hearing protection when you are near a running turbine engine! Along with a couple warnings: A flying model with a turbine can reach higher flight speeds than ducted fan-powered models, because the turbine’s thrust degrades less with higher flight speeds. With attainable flight speeds of over 250 MPH, you can quickly run out if flying room. There is also a danger of developing control surface flutter or mechanical overload, causing the model to fail in flight. That said with a list price of $4,195.00 just for the engine I have to imagine it'll be a while before we see 100's of these in the air at random parks. [1] http://www.jetcatusa.com/PDFFiles/Instruction%20manual%20V6.0J2.pdf http://www.jetcatusa.com/PDFFiles/Instruction%20manual%20V6....
- pjc50 12y ago'lose' has only one 'o'.
- baddox 12y agoIf you saw a video of someone flying a full scale aircraft without incident, would you assume by default that they are being irresponsible? I don't think most people would say "that seems irresponsible since it's basically a huge flying missile that could kill dozens of people if it crashed," even if the full scale aircraft was flying in very low visibility conditions.
- Houshalter 12y agoSomeone else posted this further down the thread: > In the U.S.A. the FAA heavily regulates flying of such aircraft to only approved AMA Academy of Model Aeronautics sites, in where certified turbine pilots may fly. Also, the AMA requires model aviation enthusiasts who wish to operate miniature gas turbine powered RC model aircraft, to be certified in the operation of the type of gas turbine engine, and all aspects of safety in operating such a turbine-powered model aircraft, that they need to know in flying their model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-controlled_aircraft#Jets https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-controlled_aircraft#Jets