Don't know if it's been seen before, but it's new to me. You will enjoy it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=zYPag3LuKlA

Wow! Impressive stuff.
Some of those were huge!

IMAA stands for International Miniature Aircraft Association, which is ironic because it has to be a plane which is true quarter scale or 80" wingspan. My Dad is a member and he has a 1/3 and 1/4 scale Piper Cub and 1/3 and 1/4 scale Fokker Triplane which are enormous - incidentally the guy at the end of the video is pulling a Clipped Wing Cub, yes clipped. Must have been a windy day some of those landings are a little iffy.

Holy %$#@, Nice Vid

WOW, those were some huge RC planes. Expensive beyond belief to I will bet. Great video, thanks for sharing.

Must have had some bad gusts, shame about some of the rough landings.

Very impressive aircraft there.

Very cool video. The Me 323 Gigant at 2 minutes in was great.


Whee;ls

Yeah, some of those landings had me scratching my head. It must have been VERY windy, as it takes a lot to shake up birds that big. I would think someone who can build and operate a plane that big would have a bit more discipline on landing...

Great builders do not always make great pilots when it comes to RC. Also they were dealing with an obviously bad cross wind situation. I used to belong to this group and flew large planes such as a 200 pound C-47 and a 70 pound B-17 and can tell you the added pressure of flying an RC plane that cost as much as a new car makes one a bit nervous at times.

Very large RC planes fly much better than the small, lightweight models you mostly see but they take skill in the landing. Because of the size and weight the landings put real world pressure on retract gear and structure and they can be damaged very easily. I tore an entire nacelle with engine and gear off my B-17 because of a small bump in a grass field. That small bump was like a brick wall to a real plane. Crosswinds are a real problem because they put side pressure on delicate gear that are not made to take much side force so that is why you see many of those planes coming in across the runway and into the grass.

Also might note that many of these Birds are Hanger Queens that only fly at Contests and Exhibitions, consequently they are always a little more nerve wracking than the every weekend flyer that they have more stick time on. The little time I've had on the 1/3 scale cub I tended to start my landings a little further out than I would on the 60" one and found that even with the long approach it would still float the length of the field so they do fly better, but when it's a 100" P-38 it changes things, I've seen some really beautiful models re-kitted.