Ok, so this is not the most politically correct topic. But admit it, most of us can say we've seen some less than optimal flights in our day.
What would you say was the most hair-raising, duck-and-cover flight you have ever witessed first hand?
Mine was many years ago at a NARAM. They were having international team tryouts and one of the events on the docket was F R/C rocket glider. I'm pretty sure I remember the competitor's name, but I won't mention it here. His entry used an FSI black powder F7 motor with a 9 second burn. He probably lost control of the flight as soon as it left the launch rail. He tried valiantly to regain control, but consistently over compensated. As a result, this thing was all over the sky, and too damn close to the ground way too often. It was this thrashing roller coaster ride that had us all hitting the dirt.
And that was before we had high power motors. These days I'm sure people are witness to out of control antics with a lot more thrust.
Anybody else care to share a story of their personal experience with one of these "flights"?
What would you say was the most hair-raising, duck-and-cover flight you have ever witessed first hand?
Mine was many years ago at a NARAM. They were having international team tryouts and one of the events on the docket was F R/C rocket glider. I'm pretty sure I remember the competitor's name, but I won't mention it here. His entry used an FSI black powder F7 motor with a 9 second burn. He probably lost control of the flight as soon as it left the launch rail. He tried valiantly to regain control, but consistently over compensated. As a result, this thing was all over the sky, and too damn close to the ground way too often. It was this thrashing roller coaster ride that had us all hitting the dirt.
And that was before we had high power motors. These days I'm sure people are witness to out of control antics with a lot more thrust.
Anybody else care to share a story of their personal experience with one of these "flights"?