New RC Plane (Video of crashes below)

Aug 8 2009

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 200)

I recently bought a simple remote control plane after much convincing from my friend, Ian. It’s a very basic plane made out of foam to be more durable for crashes since I’m bound to crash it a lot. I had to get a shot with it before its first flight, since I figured I’d crash it. Check out the video at the bottom of this post to see it crash.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 17mm, 1/1600, f/4, ISO 200)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 135mm, 1/4000, f/2.8, ISO 400)

Although I didn’t crash it during the first flight, I recharged the battery right after and took it out for a second flight. While attempting to line up for a closer landing, I smacked right into a tree. No damage was done but it was wedged high up. With the help of a passerby, we managed to get it down by throwing shoes and logs at it. In the process, the wing and tail broke in half.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 135mm, 1/800, f/4, ISO 400)

I glued it back together and crashed it again the next day. It broke in the same place again and I glued it back together again. This time, I let Ian fly it cause I was sick of crashing. Not 5 minutes into his flight did he crash it right into a tree. This time it was way higher (around 80ft) and there was no hope in throwing items at it. We tried for a few hours to sling rocks at it, but couldn’t even come close.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 50mm, 1/100, f/2, ISO 1600)

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 50mm, 1/30, f/1.4, ISO 6400)

Eventually, after it got dark, we had to hire my dad to climb the tree and knock it down with a 45ft pole.

(Canon EOS 5D Mark II, 50mm, 1/30, f/1.4, ISO 6400)