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Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

m1010plowboy

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Low flyin' RC P47

Low flyin' pics are so entertaining I decided to make my own. After peeling the wrapper off this new RC Parkzone P47 and taking the trim flight I thought of you plane nut guys and the low flyin thread.

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As many low passes and touch & goes we could do before the battery died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0c1xIfjBcg&feature=youtu.be

Stellar moments at 5:12 and the landing at 6:12. Didn't see much point starting a thread so hope I'm adding some enjoyment to the low flyers.
 
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m1010plowboy said:
Low flyin' pics are so entertaining I decided to make my own. After peeling the wrapper off this new RC Parkzone P47 and taking the trim flight I thought of you plane nut guys and the low flyin thread.

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As many low passes and touch & goes we could do before the battery died.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0c1xIfjBcg&feature=youtu.be

Stellar moments at 5:12 and the landing at 6:12. Didn't see much point starting a thread so hope I'm adding some enjoyment to the low flyers.
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Nice nice flying plowboy! I love R/C!
 
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If I may, this is the story on the Mig 17.

Not really low level flight, this pilot nearly buys the farm at the bottom of a loop. The tail strike occurred during at a 1990 airshow in Harrison, Arkansas. Photographer, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat of a camera buff, was tracking with his camera, as this guy looped off the deck in a MiG-17. The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his pull-out. Everyone considering themselves as potential victims, took-off running in all directions. But the photographer had a non-threatening position along with a strong motivation to take the picture. So just as the MiG scraped the ground, he captured this rare image… Oh, by the way, the guy just made a wide circle, lowered his landing gear, touched down . . then taxied in showing scratched paint, but no sheet metal damage. Photo via Thomas Harnish
 
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USAFSS-ColdWarrior said:
That plane in Pic #2 looks more like an RC Model than a full scale aircraft. Which is it?
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m1010plowboy said:
If I may, this is the story on the Mig 17.

Not really low level flight, this pilot nearly buys the farm at the bottom of a loop. The tail strike occurred during at a 1990 airshow in Harrison, Arkansas. Photographer, who was a technician for the FAA and somewhat of a camera buff, was tracking with his camera, as this guy looped off the deck in a MiG-17. The pilot had just completed a loop and misjudged his pull-out. Everyone considering themselves as potential victims, took-off running in all directions. But the photographer had a non-threatening position along with a strong motivation to take the picture. So just as the MiG scraped the ground, he captured this rare image… Oh, by the way, the guy just made a wide circle, lowered his landing gear, touched down . . then taxied in showing scratched paint, but no sheet metal damage. Photo via Thomas Harnish
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That is indeed an award winning photograph. Close call for the pilot. Glad for the safe outcome.

Thanks for the narrative.

Carry on.
 
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My uncle was a b36 pilot. Those pictures are of early models indeed. The later versions had 4 additional jet engines.

He he would always say "there is nothing like 6 turning and 4 burning". When flying a 36.
 
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