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This brings back so many memories of watching this magnificent plane flying around the Kitty Hawk when I was on watch, and I would have a little free time! Thank you guys!

VF 41 Black Aces and VF 84 Jolly Rogers were the 1st Tomcats to fly off Nimitz 77-78 Med my last deployment, the continued to deploy on Nimitz well into the 90s.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Brilliant all round ! Love the captioned comments by Kool on these maiden flights ( please add more ! ) - always something to be learned from experienced pilots.

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Thanks, will do!

It looks like real ! + It sounds like real ! = AWESOME

That first swept wing banked pass! Wow!! Just awesome!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Oh yea!!!!!🙌

Great skills on the sticks especially pn the landing. No wabbling just smooth, greased landings

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Kool on the sticks!

It flew fantastic, such a treat to have David bring these masterpieces to Montana Jets each year. Plus we have a great time.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

😎👍

Hats off to all those involved. Outstanding!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Love it.....VF-41 the Black Aces. I was a jet engine mechanic with them 78-82.

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for watching!

Love the homage to VF-41 with the paint scheme.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Excellent. What a build, what a plane, what a pilot.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Kool on the sticks!

AWESOME!!! Congratulations on an amazing project/build!!! As always, GREAT job Koko!!!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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That pilot is smoking good! So is the guy that built it..Lol! What a great aircraft and test flights. And what a freaking collection!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you! KOOL on the Sticks!

Landing looked like a real carrier landing.

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

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Check your six! There's a Black Ace among you!😉

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

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With that cost, you could have bought a super tele-zoom lens..which cost less than a thousand..that will give your viewers more joy in seeing it bigger up there..

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

😂 Thanks for the tip! Clearly you have never tried to video a moving model plane!

Can't wait to get it on video 😊

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Great flying jet. Looked so smooth in the air. In both wing configurations. Absolutely Beautiful Jonathan!! Fred Weaver

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Many thanks!

Great to see her in the air - so stable when wings are swept!

@thelightersideofrc

9 күн бұрын

For sure! Always a happy day when you sweep the wings and they come forward again as they are supposed to!😂

@davidleleux4948

6 күн бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc What about the CG position with sweeping wings ? Does it stay at the same place or different trimming needed ? Thanks, David.

Beautiful ! perfect ! and what a Blue Sky ! Congratulations on a great jet !

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Thanks!

Outstanding shipmates. Press on. USS Kitty Hawk CV-63. Jan 1980 to July 1983. RC er for life.

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

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Amazing! Congrats!!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Fabulous! Great job!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Congrats Jon/David. Another beautiful build! I was waiting for the sonic boom after he swept the wings ;-)

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

No Kidding! Bad A$$!

perfect !

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Thanks!

Absolutely beautiful in flight. I love seeing this. Thank you!!!!!!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

It sounds and looks amazing

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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ABSOLUTLY GORGEOUS plane

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Awesome video.. Thank you 🙏🏻

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulations - watching it from the build table to the flight line was very satisfying. The wing sweep bank fly by was fantastic .😁

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks Sal! Very rewarding to see the whole process!

Absolutely amazing 🙌🏻🙏🏻🚀

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

KOOL on the sticks is stunning!

Pretty work guys !!!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Sounds amazing

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

The beautiful sound of twins!

Bravo....NICE pilot

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Outstanding, nothing else needs said. ❤

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Excellent job. Great building and good pilot for amazing and beautiful plane

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I watched the build of this. Estimated costs around 35k total (including radio and turbines), and I 100% get nervous about that test flight. ONE thing goes wrong and a small car in costs is mostly eliminated... for good.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

All part of the rush!

@EvilMerlin

4 күн бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc This is why I keep building smaller RC stuff and will never do a turbine... maybe if I had "stupid money"... but I'll keep working on my Bates 1/5th SBD...

Awesome Aircraft, AMAZING Pilot!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Cool 😎

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Beautiful maiden

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks!

Followed since u got it. Congratulations and what an amazing aircraft! Man that landing I watched 5x times. That turn radius and smooth landing. Crazy! Really needs an onboard camera!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks for following along! KOOL on the sticks is Fantastic!

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@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Fantastic plane! Great job Jonathan! Kudos to the camera man/woman. Superb job!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks! Any usually get better footage when i'm not flying and i'm behind the camera😂😉

Congrats maiden flight F-14 XXL. Looking good, impressive in flight nice landing.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@KidYuma1880

5 күн бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc welcome looked great in flight & landing.

Hello de toute Beauté !!!! c une machine magnifique ! Merci pour le partage ... Stéph de FRANCE .

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thank you!☺

Man I would love to fly this. I love the F-14, I never got to fly the real one BUT in Topgun Hard Lock on Xbox, im 1st place nation wide in every category, AND in Ace Combat 6 and 7, im beating the breaks off my opponents. With the F-14 D in Ace Combat 7, I actually won 1st place in a free for all. Its a big deal because I didn't know you could hyper mod every aspect of the fighter in Player vs Player mode, and I had no mods at all.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Great flight and successful build with Tomcat! Where was second landing?

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Only caught snippets of the second flight! I wanted to see it NOT through the camera

Stunning peice of kit Team. Flys like on Rails and then some.😅😂

@thelightersideofrc

11 күн бұрын

Thanks Nick! 😊

Most are tent RC video. I’ve seen in a while good job. It is so realistic.

@donjames4717

5 күн бұрын

I meant authentic!!!!

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

It honestly looks like it flies very easy for how big it is

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Very light and floaty!

Any thoughts on what caused the initial gear issue? Personally, I wouldn't fly it again until I felt confident the problem was resolved. But I'm chicken. 😳 But loved seeing it in the air.

@thelightersideofrc

6 күн бұрын

Yes. The two main doors intersect with eachother. Some sanding resolves the issue.

❤👍👍👍

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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at 11:19 amazing, awesome

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

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Very very cool! Alittle above my pay grade but awesome 👍. Lol

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

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Awesome,! Does it turn right?! 😮😅😊 lol.

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

It does. just not on the first setup flights!☺

Call me old school, but a first flight should also include a relatively high slow flight, high alpha, and maybe an approach to stall to see the behavior in those regimes of flight. Will high alpha cause a flame out, will it abruptly snap at a higher airspeed than anticipated, things like that. Yes it makes a beautiful fly by no doubt, but how is control response at high alpha slow speed, what is the throttle to angle of attack profile like. I always want to know my flight envelope on both ends of the spectrum. Look into a full size EAA flight syllabus and take a few points to import into your first flights. Make it a real test flight. Not to take away from your awesome job of building and flying that big critter. Also as a old school Naval Aircrewman, love the Tomcat.

@jacklets3851

5 күн бұрын

I believe the same pilot who flew this jet already has experience flying the same model so he most likely already knows how it’s going to fly. I could be wrong. This channel has another video of this exact same model in red and it looks like the same pilot flying it

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Same pilot did the maiden of the first one last year. That one was the smaller version. For a Pilot like KOOL all of the extra stuff is not needed at all. First flight. Get it up and trimmed in all conditions and get it down safe. No time for anything more than that generally.

Pilot must watch Nascar with left turning only 😅

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

for the first flights it's nascar only.

Has anyone gotten a top speed reading?

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Not a fast plane.

I've been thinking about getting a Skymaster Rc plane. Where do you get them? I can't find a place to purchase one.

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Contact Doug at jetnorthjets.com

@Egan_CS

Күн бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc Thanks!

Flies like a slow bus. But sweet

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

Gentle flier!

How do you not include the start up?!!

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Easy! You just don't include it in the video edit!

@Blueesteel_

Күн бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc but that’s one of the best parts! Best sound in the world are turbines starting up!

Does Koko do all your test flights ?

@crazyaces9586

6 күн бұрын

Probably, when it's his Dads jet. 😊

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

With this process he does the first flights of the years fleet for this customer.

@TheHelicapt

5 күн бұрын

@@thelightersideofrc Got it. Smooth pilot, I can see why.

Just build one big enough you can get in and fly yourself? Lol. How much fuel does it hold and how much does that cost? I saw you weigh it and you said 100 pounds, but was that total weight or just the fuel?

Fantastic model. VERY boring video! Half the length would still have been too long - watching it circle over and over again!

@thelightersideofrc

Күн бұрын

Thanks! This video is NOT for someone like you! It's for those that have followed the assembly of this beautiful model and want to see the first flight! First flights on an aircraft are never exciting!

Now we need to catch a 3 wire....

@thelightersideofrc

5 күн бұрын

😂😎