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My Radio Controlled Collection... | Scale Fun Fly 8-6-06 | GIANT Scale fun fly 9-24-06 | Lake Ronkonkoma Float Fly 06-03-07 | Floyd Bennett Field 6-10-07 | Bethpage 06-16-07 | A-20 Havoc Light Bomber | Cedar Creek 09-23-07 GIANT Scale Fun Fly! | The Eisenhower Park Model Yacht Club 10-3-07 | Cedar Creek 04-05-08 | Bethpage Fun Fly 6-21-08 | 16th Annual BIG APPLE JET RALLY JUNE 21 & 22 | 1/5 scale RC cars 6-22-08 | Bethpage 07-02-08 | Cedar Creek 07-06-08 | Floyd Bennett Field Giant Scale 07-13-08 | LONG ISLAND SCALE MASTERS QUALIFIER 8-10-08 | Cedar Creek Giant Scale 09-14-08 | Extreme RC 11-29-09 | LIBERTY BELL JET RALLY 8-7-10

Floyd Bennett Field 6-10-07

My first trip to Floyd Bennett Field for the annual Jet Fly In! Wow was this awesome!!! The sounds! The smell! The models... all incredible!

UPDATE: I added the last 15 shots to show scale and more details...
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_PAS4468w.jpg		 Detail!
Detail!		 _PAS4476w.jpg
_PAS4476w.jpg		 Detail!
Detail!
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_PAS4561w.jpg		 Detail!!!!
Detail!!!!
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Chasing the real thing!!!
Chasing the real thing!!!		 _PAS4686w.jpg
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_PAS4716w.jpg		 Yes, even the little ones are big!
Yes, even the little ones are big!
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Pilot saw damaged plane on runway and swerved to the left
Pilot saw damaged plane on runway and swerved to the left		 Missing the damaged plane!
Missing the damaged plane!		 _PAS4884w.jpg
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_PAS4897w.jpg		 A10 Warthog Approx value 22-24K
A10 Warthog Approx value 22-24K		 _PAS4924w.jpg
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_PAS4987w.jpg		 Yes it is huge!!!
Yes it is huge!!!
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_PAS5001w.jpg		 One of the few piston powered planes
One of the few piston powered planes		 _PAS5030w.jpg
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_PAS5062w.jpg		 Notice no front landing gear...
Notice no front landing gear...		 Ouch!
Ouch!		 _PAS5301w.jpg
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Betcha can't get me!!!
Betcha can't get me!!!		 _PAS5184w.jpg
_PAS5184w.jpg		 More nose gear problems...
More nose gear problems...		 Bad landing...
Bad landing...
Then a bounce
Then a bounce		 and looses part of wing
and looses part of wing		 Proud owner
Proud owner		 _PAS5257w.jpg
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_PAS5275w.jpg		 Is that a CONCORD??? Stay tuned :P
Is that a CONCORD??? Stay tuned :P		 Concord!!! Approx value $30K...and the same owner as the A10!
Concord!!! Approx value $30K...and the same owner as the A10!		 Concord!!! Approx value $30K...and the same owner as the A10!
Concord!!! Approx value $30K...and the same owner as the A10!
Is it real???
Is it real???		 Is it real???
Is it real???		 Is it real???
Is it real???		 Is it real???
Is it real???
Landing
Landing		 See that stupid car on the left? Freaked out the pilot!
See that stupid car on the left? Freaked out the pilot!		 Love the heat trails
Love the heat trails		 Safely back on the tarmac
Safely back on the tarmac
1/4 scale dragsters too!
1/4 scale dragsters too!		 Hard core racing
Hard core racing		 Lost traction...
Lost traction...		 New use for a roof rack!
New use for a roof rack!
Yes...sick!
Yes...sick!		 Soft tires...
Soft tires...		 The winning dragster
The winning dragster		 HPI Baja 5b
HPI Baja 5b
Close up of turbine engine
Close up of turbine engine		 showing more details
showing more details		 Close up of turbine engine
Close up of turbine engine		 Even basic rear landing gear gets brakes
Even basic rear landing gear gets brakes
George's new jet. It could not fly due to radio glitch
George's new jet. It could not fly due to radio glitch		 showing scale
showing scale		 This aircraft was damaged on Saturday
This aircraft was damaged on Saturday		 The damaged craft...testing it's engines
The damaged craft...testing it's engines
This shows how much the jet must have skidded
This shows how much the jet must have skidded		 control panel of A10
control panel of A10		 How the Concord arrived...in a box trailer with the A10 and the damaged blue jet
How the Concord arrived...in a box trailer with the A10 and the damaged blue jet		 This is a basic trainer
This is a basic trainer
close up detail of front landing gear
close up detail of front landing gear		 Hatch open
Hatch open		 jet rally 07 and me.jpg
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Tony Fiallo 26-Dec-2007 16:58
Just saw the pics brother... amazing!!! tks for sharing them...
rospotte14-Jun-2007 04:12
Good job,on a cool gallery.
Guest 12-Jun-2007 13:41
Always wanted an RC plane as a kid, man this is the serious stuff =p


I'd love to see these in action, thanks for the pics !
Guest 12-Jun-2007 00:39
Wow, never knew stuff like this existed. Any idea when the next event will be or is this only once a year? I'd definitely would love to see more of these models.
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