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Title: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: Sol75 on August 27, 2011, 08:48:17 PM

So, I was at a local park, doing my 2nd ever night flight on my RC Stryker Q, with LED strip lights on it, (awesome night flyer for an EDF/Turbine "daytime" junkie like myself....)

Well I go to put my 2nd battery in the bird to fly again, and up pulls a cop.... as he pulls up, I plug the battery in and the bird lights up like a carnival ride...
(didnt realize it was a cop)

So, all of a sudden he gets out and starts laughing uncontrollably.... I was like.. mmmkay...

So he walks up to me still chuckling, and says, "well I guess I've identified that ufo".. apparently someone had reported it as such!

Wound up being pretty cool, as the cop stayed through two more batteries and we chatted about RC during y flights, and for some time after... he is going to the LHS with his son to look @ a trainer this coming week! So out of UFO, perhaps a bit of new blood in the hobby!

I thought this was cool/funny, figured id drop a post here about the experience hehe

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: MachFly on August 27, 2011, 08:51:23 PM

 :rofl

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: shiv on August 27, 2011, 08:55:09 PM

Lol, nice. Seriously got me thinking about RC too. Must resist in this economy though :(

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: Skulls22 on August 27, 2011, 08:58:31 PM

 :lol

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: Sol75 on August 27, 2011, 08:59:30 PM

RC doesnt have to be expensive..  I have everything from the Stryker I was just talking about (bought for about 180 bucks) up through an F/A-18E with twin turbines that I have over 12k in.... its all about what you want to do...

Don't let fear of $$ discourage you.. you can get a nice little electric cub, ready to fly (with radio) for 100 bucks!  Thats less than a round of golf!


Matt

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: Blackwulf on August 27, 2011, 09:33:45 PM

People will call in anything unusual as a UFO, believe me.  I used to be a Emergency Services Dispatcher, and a UFO is the least strange call we would get.
I could tell a fun UFO story, but don't want to hijack the thread.

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: M0nkey_Man on August 27, 2011, 10:22:35 PM

 :lol

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: skorpion on August 28, 2011, 12:20:22 AM

:rofl man thats great! i had a R/C AC-130 a year ago, but a bird hit it and ripped off its right wing :cry it was a great plane to fly, just wish i still had it so i can go buzz the neighbors house!  :lol

Title: Re: My first "UFO" Experience
Post by: flight17 on August 28, 2011, 06:36:16 PM

thats funny sol

Quote from: skorpion on August 28, 2011, 12:20:22 AM

:rofl man thats great! i had a R/C AC-130 a year ago, but a bird hit it and ripped off its right wing :cry it was a great plane to fly, just wish i still had it so i can go buzz the neighbors house!  :lol

figured this woud sub in perfectly...

looks like they all have flown in the MA... typical bish work... 5v1 watch for the bnz-er at 1:20