Giant FT Flyer - Challenge

by FliteTest | July 28, 2014 | (18) Posted in Challenges


The guys built a giant FT Flyer!  So, we thought we'd try to land some quadcopters on it!The Giant FT Flyer was built on the last day of Flite Fest 2014.Alex has equipped his quadcopter with some hoop latch (velcro).The landing pad has the receiving end of the hoop latch (velcro) and the plan is to land the quadcopter on it!Crash RecoveryDreamwalkerWillsonmanFlying CirkusCrafty DanEarthSciTeach, and André teamed up to build this a 300% FT Flyer!In the air the large scale FT Flyer almost looks like a normal size foam board airplane.Alex was able to land his multirotor on the wing but couldn't get it to stick!Peter and Dale where also flying their multi-rotors also, attempting to land on the FT Flyer beast.Dale managed to land on the Giant Flyer but the prop wash knocked him off.Dale is flying a QAV 250 with a 600mW ImmersionRC 5.8G transmitter.With his FPV box, Peter did everything he could to land on the giant foam flyer.In the distance you can see the last few pilots still packing up after the 3 day Flite Fest event.The onboard cameras captured some great shots of these multi-rotors landing on the wing.That is a big foam built airplane!Here's a close up of some of the servos and linkages. Packing tape secures the horizontal stabilizer. The challenge turned out to be a success and it was a great way to end an amazing weekend!Alex retrieved his quad from the field and only broke a few props on his crash landing.Thanks again for all of the support that you (the Flite Test community) continue to give!

We want to thank everyone again for an amazing weekend with Flite Fest 2014 and to all the guys who helped in building the Giant FT Flyer! Look forward to seeing more about the Flite Fest event in an upcoming recap video in the weeks ahead!

COMMENTS

dreamwalker on July 28, 2014
I want to give a shout out to Brian (?) our cameraman for the maiden flight.
He stayed with us all night.
Thank you
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andre on July 28, 2014
Couldn't agree with you more.

And thanks to the edit crew for turing that around so quickly as well.
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zvada on July 29, 2014
Knoptop did the quick and efficient editing job. Him and Brian are a dynamic duo:)
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andre on July 29, 2014
As a fellow shooter/editer I can appreciate that.
It was nice to sit down and chat with the two of them.
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RCTV-UK on July 30, 2014
More fun than a sack of puppies! Great episode guys it just shows how nicely we can play together huh.

ATB Malc
RCTV-UK
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Hunter9921 on July 28, 2014
You guys should make a 1000% Nutball :)
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Bailey on July 29, 2014
that is so AWSOME
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tjmartin on July 29, 2014
That's awesome! I was there on Friday only and wished I could have stayed the weekend. Flite test really out did themselves with this first event and I can only imagine how much better it will be next year. Thanks guys for a great experience.
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Foam Addict on July 28, 2014
Awesome episode guys, just like old times!
It's a great community event too.

Hmm, 300% kraken? :p
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Jippz on July 28, 2014
Man! We show up with a 250% Old Fogey and you guys just had to one up us in the middle of the night with a 288% :) looks like you had tons of fun, we had to drive back to TX so we missed out on all of that. Can't wait for next year.
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NoUsername on July 28, 2014
Outstanding is all that is needed to said.

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andre on July 28, 2014
Hmm how about the Avengers' flying hover base next year?
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Willsonman on July 29, 2014
It was well worth the lack in sleep the night before driving home. (this is willsonman). I think that many others could have done a great job on this build so I will bow out next year to allow someone else to join in the fun.
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Noobi1951 on August 4, 2014
Absolutely awesome! Better be careful though, that much fun will no doubt come under scrutiny .
Keep up the great work, I , for one, love seeing others having fun.
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Flying Fox on September 4, 2014
Very Cool Guys
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WhiskeyJack on July 29, 2014
Can we get an edit button here?
Great episode, loved it, just like the old days! (Note to Josh, more like this please)
I have watched every video and oh, how I wish I could have been there, but life gets in the way sometimes.
Andre, "Good on ya mate" for making that trip from Montreal. I live a little north of TO but I just could not get find the time to get down there.
I am so looking forward to next year. Maybe we can have an "All Star" Canadian team attend just to show you Yankees how it's done!
Great event guys (and girls) hope to see you all next year. WJ.
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andre on July 30, 2014
There was actually a fairly large Canadian crowd even a group from BC! But the FT hosts and US friends put on a class act. Make sure you can come next year. I know I will be bringing my son, Dad and another fly friend. All 3 went crazy after watching the live webcasts.
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kah00na on July 28, 2014
Alex! Your haircut looks good!
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MT Alex on July 28, 2014
I agree, he looks skinnier, younger, and much more sharp with the 70's dew lopped off.
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zvada on July 29, 2014
stop it guys, your making me blush ;)
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PropSpinner on July 28, 2014
9 gram servo?????
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andre on July 28, 2014
Yes sir.
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pkertt on July 30, 2014
ok...here's the majic question.....any plans for the giant ft flyier??
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andre on July 28, 2014
MOTHER SHIP.

I'm so sorry I had to leave early to drive home. (900km.)
Next year I'm sleeping over night on Sunday so I never miss a thing.

Thank you for the experience and huge shout out at the end of the video.
Put a lump in throat. The FT staff and the volunteer crew are an amazing bunch.

If you want to know what FT and Flite Fest are about.
This is it. People who only days before were "nicknames" on a forum bonding together to create something EPIC.

Love this video.
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enivid on July 30, 2014
So jealous of the shout-out. Sounds like you guys had a blast!
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andre on July 30, 2014
It took a lot of effort to say good bye and leave on time.
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PropSpinner on July 28, 2014
Looked like when sparrows attack a hawk. Funny.

The people make this hobby. Flying by yourself is fun but flying and building with others is exponential fun!
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magicmerlin on August 3, 2016
Love the size of the plane. For me, I thought it would have been better with nothing on the top of the plane.
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Giant FT Flyer - Challenge