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Small *STYROFOAM* Skyfun jet (34" Wingspan) flying in and around a Wind turbine. The blades were moving a LOT faster than I thought initially. A close call, I think the antenna is shorter now.

This was flown FPV (First Person View). The live image is transmitted to the ground for viewing through video goggles worn by the pilot.

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  • Kristian 1 year ago
    ooooowwwww!!!
    That was a close call :)
    Great flying and entertaining video Aaron.
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  • Gaby plus 1 year ago
    EXCELLENT !!!! you can see our session in May here; vimeo.com/11817551

    more more more !!!!!!
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  • J&H 1 year ago
    Some nice nucking futs flying there !!
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  • Peter Sindrup 1 year ago
    "A close call, I think the antenna is shorter now"

    Only solution to that is to change to 2.4 GHz with very short antennas. ;-)

    Cool flying, dude!
  • aaron_gx 1 year ago
    NOOOOOOO 2.4 is the curse!!!! For FPV flying anyways. ;)
  • Peter Sindrup 1 year ago
    Not if you use something else for video downlink. ;-)
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  • Luiz LoTiTo 1 year ago
    Insane!!! LoL
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  • Mr Flench 1 year ago
    That was very cool ! You got my vote Bailey . Hope you win !
  • Mr Flench 1 year ago
    Some really nice flying there for sure . You set up your angle of attacks just right for those passes and even in your landing . Some nice barrel roll's too ! very nice..WTG on the 600 views.
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  • Paul Bowman 1 year ago
    Cloud Sky?
    Seemed really snappy in rolls.

    NICE video I might add too...
  • aaron_gx 1 year ago
    No, I have a Clouds Fly, but this is a Skyfun - Hobbyking FunJet. Its a delta-wing type plane. Fast & snappy!
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  • Simon Jardine plus 1 year ago
    Great work dude, I was holding on to my seat :-))
    Awesome.
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  • Partok81 1 year ago
    I don't think I have the "stones" for flying like this. Great job on an exciting video. Hope the landing wasn't to rough on the plane! - Rob
  • aaron_gx 1 year ago
    it was a blast. the landing did nothing more than dent the groundstation case :)
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  • darth_elevator 1 year ago
    Awesome video, Aaron. That was fun to watch.
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  • mike 1 year ago
    Badass!
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  • Esri Rose 1 year ago
    I can see the upcoming headline. "He flew a toy jet into a wind turbine and broke the blade, doing roughly $20,000 worth of damage. Luckily, he posted a video, so we were able to arrest him."
  • aaron_gx 1 year ago
    haha... :) not the first buzz-kill comment... Not the last.

    BTW, if I broke a blade, I'd turn MYSELF in.
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  • ogran 1 year ago
    nice video!

    what is the song?

    thanks!
  • aaron_gx 1 year ago
    "The Bear Went Over the Mountain"
    by "Green Jelly"
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  • A.L. Hern 1 year ago
    These turbines cost tens of millions of dollars apiece. They were built to provide electricity for a nation that's in thrall to Middle-East oil exporters, and to replace the filthy crude oil that lately fouled the Gulf of Mexico (remember that?).

    I ONLY HOPE THAT THE AUTHORITIES FIND THE SELF-INDULGENT, RECKLESS MORON WHO POSTED THIS VIDEO AND PROSECUTE HIM.
  • aaron_gx 1 year ago
    Good one! These ones cost only $1.5 million. If the authorities find me, they'll need to prosecute me FOR something!

    Sounds like you're the kinda person that has a lot to say, with nothing to do. Go talk politics elsewhere.
  • RCcunuk 11 months ago
    gotta love the haters Aaron
    have you been flying any lately?
  • aaron_gx 11 months ago
    no... not at all! Last time i flew, was mountain meadows where you totaled your radian, and i almost flew into the side of the coulee.... :) Gotta get out there. Got your stryker built yet?
  • Jason Fisher 8 months ago
    I work on wind turbines for a living and there is no possible way for that little foam airplane to damage a blade on one. The blades are built to withstand large bird strikes, hail storms etc. I have personally witnessed testing in which a 25 lbs steel weight was dropped into a turbine blade spinning at max allowable rpm. It put a ding in the leading edge that was purely cosmetic, no repair was required.
  • aaron_gx 8 months ago
    Thank you for the info!!! :) I know they must over-engineer products like these if they are to last more than 10 years in service.
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  • marcin.gala 11 months ago
    Now You got differnet frequency after cutting your vtx antenna nice one mate....
  • aaron_gx 11 months ago
    hahaha... That was just a joke about cutting the antenna :)
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  • iKarolek 8 months ago
    Wow, balls of steel
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  • bajas 8 months ago
    THIS is what FPV is all about.... respect...
    Loved it to bits..
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  • Szabolcs Lippe 8 months ago
    youtube.com/watch?v=0Y4C8sgNuTA
    here is my DL setup. 10km range test. the next thing will be to do things like you! :)
  • aaron_gx 8 months ago
    You wouldnt want to do things like this with a nice plane with expensive equipment on it!!!
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