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The SWMAC fly RC planes in the park
- Published_at:2012-07-05
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, parkfliers, AXN, Tokoroa, SWMAC, flying
- description: Kicked off our regular flying spot, the boys (and girls) from the SWMAC decamped to a nearby park for an afternoon's flying. Barry, Ron, Brent, xjet, Miss Helen and Debs were there, having a good time with their AXNs. Not a bad day for an impromptu...
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Inside the Tokoroa "Control Tower"
- Published_at:2012-07-01
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, Tokoroa, SWMAC, danger, unsafe, accident, maintenance, hazard
- description: People have expressed concerns that, having seen an RC plane crash into the "Tokoroa control tower", valuable property may have been placed at risk. Well for those who want a close-up look at this derelict tower, here's the video for you. This tower...
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SWMAC News about RC planes at Tokoroa
- Published_at:2012-06-29
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: SWMAC, Tokoroa, RC plane, model airplanes, HobbyKing, turbine, cat
- description: Hi all -- just a short video to say THANKS for your ongoing support in our battle with the wooden-heads who seek to stop us from flying. If you feel so inclined and you're a FaceBook user, you might want to go cast your vote in a poll being held on...
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RC plane flying banned in Tokoroa
- Published_at:2012-06-27
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, South Waikato District Council, SWDC, Model Flying New Zealand, MFNZ, SWMAC, Ron, Barry, fun, safety, New, Zealand
- description: The SWMAC has been grounded by a bunch of grumpy old men in our national model-flying body Model Flying New Zealand (MFNZ) and the South Waikato District Council (SWDC) They've said that our evil baby-killing AXNs are far too dangerous to be flown...
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Horrific RC plane crash and rebuild
- Published_at:2012-06-17
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, crash, SWMAC, Tokoroa, AXN, spin, air crash
- description: When my beautiful AXN was virtually destroyed in a spectacular mid-air collision it took all of 20 minutes (plus 10 minutes for coffee and 5 minutes for the hot-glue gun to warm up) to get it back into the air again (well most of it back into the...
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RC plane fun at the SWMAC in Tokoroa, NZ
- Published_at:2012-05-21
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC planes, model airplanes, HobbyKing, MX2, AXN, FPV, Tokoroa, New Zealand, SWMAC
- description: Another video for our virtual members with plenty of RC plane action from the SWMAC in Tokoroa New Zealand. A bit of a cross-wind meant plenty of "almost" crashes and Ron tried out his new egg bomb-drop with great success. Remember, if you're coming...
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Using the RCModelReviews FPV diversity controller
- Published_at:2012-05-15
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, FPV, first person view, diversity, UAV, UAS, AXN, wireless video
- description: Here's the prototype RCModelReviews FPV video diversity controller in action, being tested with a 5-turn helical and skew-planar antenna. The RC model plane used was an AXN Clouds Fly Floater Jet fitted with the FPV backpack and flown by "the flying...
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David brings his RC planes to the SWMAC
- Published_at:2012-05-09
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, radio control, MiG 29, SWMAC, Tokoroa, Barry, XJet
- description: We now get visitors from all over the world who come to the SWMAC to meet the guys and fly RC planes with us. Last weekend we had another visitor to the SWMAC. It was David and he bought his small airforce of RC planes with him. Here are some of...
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Ziggy Mini Wing RC plane explodes and crashes
- Published_at:2012-05-07
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, crash, SWMAC, mid-air, Hobby King, HobbyKing, fail
- description: One of the more spectacular in-air RC plane break-ups we've seen at the SWMAC. Poor old Edwin's HobbyKing Ziggy Mini Wing just exploded, spewing bits all over the place. As usual, Ron, Brent, Barry and others offered words of sympathy both before...
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RC plane, Ken doll and skydiving tragedy
- Published_at:2012-04-23
- Category:Sports
- Channel:xjet
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- tags: RC plane, model airplanes, SWMAC, Tokoroa, skydiving, epic-fail
- description: Ken begged us to take him skydiving so we organized his own special skydiving flights aboard a carefully prepared RC plane. After a very successful parachute deployment he wanted to "do it again" but then tragedy struck. Idiots with RC planes and...
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