Yet another day at the SWMAC Yet another day at the SWMAC
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Just some more guys flying RC planes at the South Waikato Model Aero Club in Tokoroa New Zealand

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Model jet crashes and burns Model jet crashes and burns
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Back in 2003 this model went down at the SWMAC November turbine meeting. After an engine flame-out it hit hard and eventually the liquid propane tank spewed its contents into the smoldering wreckage.
Boy do these guys know how to have fun!

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Richard\ Richard's pimped AT40 ARF
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Another hard-core flier from the SWMAC in Tokoroa NZ, Richard experiences a little flutter at high speed. Includes a special guest appearance by Ron (aka "stumpy").
This plane has been clocked by radar at more than 180KPH on a calm day -- that's over 110MPH. How fast does your trainer fly?

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Just another Sunday\ Just another Sunday's RC model plane flying in Tokoroa
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A beautiful spring day on September 28 saw a handful of SWMAC members at the field flying their models. Nothing special here, just some overgrown kids having fun with toy planes.

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mid-air collision during hover-combat mid-air collision during hover-combat
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Jackasses of the air, Bung-eye Simpson and Ace Crasher of the SWMAC go head to head in a bout of hover-combat with their 3D profiles The first round was almost a draw but the second round saw the Katana 70 of Ace Crasher pretty much wiped out.

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RC model flying in a typical Tokoroa cross-wind RC model flying in a typical Tokoroa cross-wind
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Oh the shame of it all as Ace Flier is demoted to "ditch-digger" after crashing his Skyradier Mach 2 into the drain. Yep, we love a bit of wind at the SWMAC so 20knot cross-winds make us *very* happy.

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Just another day at the field Just another day at the field
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Even the mid-winter cold can't stop folks from flying at the SWMAC field in Tokoroa New Zealand. Check out our other vids too!

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Eddie\ Eddie's Extra 330L maiden flights
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Eddie came over to the SWMAC to test-fly his 50cc Extra 330L. This is video of the first two flights.

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Eurosport RC jet hi-alpha landings Eurosport RC jet hi-alpha landings
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This is Ron Wilson's turbine-powered Eurosport doing some rather amazing hi-alpha landings at the SWMAC flying field in Tokoroa New Zealand

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Tiny turbine-powered RC plane crashes Tiny turbine-powered RC plane crashes
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Is this the smallest turbine-powered RC model airplane you've ever seen? It flies pretty well, until the second flight.

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Scale RC turbine heli runs out of fuel Scale RC turbine heli runs out of fuel
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A beautiful scale turbine-powered heli has a hard landing at the 2007 ANZAC jet meeting held in Tokoroa NZ.
No major harm done, was flying again later in the day

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ANZAC 2008 model jet meeting preview ANZAC 2008 model jet meeting preview
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Here are just a few scenes from the third annual 2008 ANZAC model jet meeting held in Tokoroa New Zealand on Feb 15, 16, 17 this year. More video is to follow but I just tried to get these highlights from the third day onto YouTube as fast as I could.

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Uh-oh, deadstick in a 20knot cross-wind Uh-oh, deadstick in a 20knot cross-wind
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20knot winds, a cheap ARF, a powerful engine and a tuned pipe spell: FUN!
We clocked this plane on the radar at over 175kph on a calm day (that's 110mph), not bad for a trainer!
Check out my other RC model vids and please take the time to rate this video.

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2007 ANZAC international model jet meeting (Day 1) 2007 ANZAC international model jet meeting (Day 1)
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A (very) few shots from the first day of the 2007 ANZAC international model jet meeting held in Tokoroa New Zealand.
Check out my other vids for more model and jet action

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The Piper Cub, an old-man\ The Piper Cub, an old-man's RC plane
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(Formerly) Ace Flier thinks his 1/4-scale World Models Piper Cub is actually a cross between a pylon racer and an IMAC aerobatics plane. Just as well that ASP180 is fed with a good diet of our excellent fuel.
Doesn't he fly it just like the real thing?

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Long EZ RC model airplane crashes on maiden flight Long EZ RC model airplane crashes on maiden flight
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This is what happens if you run your receiver antenna too close to the aileron extensions and ignore a marginal range-check before the maiden flight
Why don't RC systems ever glitch *up*?

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More RC model jets at Tokoroa New Zealand More RC model jets at Tokoroa New Zealand
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Some clips from the November 2007 RC model jet airplane meeting held at the Tokoroa airfield in Tokoroa NZ. Check my other videos for more jet and RC action.

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Jet-powered RC model helicopters Jet-powered RC model helicopters
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Some turbine-powered helicopters from the 2008 ANZAC model jet meeting in Tokoroa New Zealand.

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Twin-turbine F4 Phantom RC model maiden flight Twin-turbine F4 Phantom RC model maiden flight
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This is the maiden flight of Pete's new F4 Phantom. It was filmed at the November 2008 turbine meeting at Tokoroa, New Zealand.

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Things that shouldn\ Things that shouldn't fly (number 1)
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When I broke my GeeBee profile 3D plane in half (crashed it) I wondered if it would still fly without a tail. So I mixed up the ailerons as elevons and gave it a go. With the CG an inch forward of the wing, I wasn't sure it would fly -- but it did.

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(owch!) P51 Mustang wheels-up touch and go (owch!) P51 Mustang wheels-up touch and go
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Never try to do hi-speed low-passes with an radio controlled model airplane when it's extremely windy and turbulent or this could happen to you. See my other vids for previous low-passes with this model at the Tokoroa airfield of the South Waikato Model Aero Club

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More jet powered RC model airplanes over Tokoroa More jet powered RC model airplanes over Tokoroa
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Plenty of turbine-powered radio controlled model action at another meeting of the New Zealand Jet Modeler's Association at the Tokoroa airfield.
Just some of the action from a weekend that was yet another example of the best and worst weather this country has to offer.

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Turbine-powered RC model helicopter Turbine-powered RC model helicopter
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This turbine-powered heli was filmed at the South Waikato Model Aero Club at one of our regular jet-meets.

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Things that shouldn\ Things that shouldn't fly (number 2)
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When Ron's WorldModels SkyRaider "wore out", he decided to recycle the wing and tail in a machine of his own design. Have you ever seen anything like this? But the damned thing flies!

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