ENTRY PERIOD CLOSED - 2021 March Mayhem Custom Aircraft Challenge OFFICIAL ENTRY THREAD

[mshagg]

[Paul B]

May I present my LACoFD Huey with working water bucket. Trex 500 mechanics with fitted cockpit and 3d printed (non functioning) stabiliser bar added. The bucket can hold up to half a kilo of water and is remote operated. I also manage to obtain from the Los Angeles County Fire Dept, through their facebook page, a 60yr anniversary flight patch and pin.

[Jets and Wings]

Okay, here are some more pictures of the F-15 E Strike Eagle. If MotionRC likes one please choose!!!

[Larry D]

WOW J&W. Been waiting for an Eagle to come out for a long time. You did a SUPER job on that build. Love the "E"! Outlaw :) Super job sir!!!

[Johnnie blount]

[Johnnie blount]

[alon-zil]

Hi that's mine flight-line FW-190D Dora upgraded to 4 channels (with rudder) landing gear and costume paint job 😎😁 achtung 😜

[rataplan]

Hi
This is my f4. it is covered with silk paper and polycarbonate varnish, very hard finish and no more gatoring. Longer nose is from fw su 35 and chinpod is paper covered depron

cheers

[rataplan]

oops

[458destroyer]

[458destroyer]

My L-39 Albatross by Blackhorse customized in a Reno Nevada Air Racing Scheme. I've also added bright Nav Nights in Wing Pods as well as a Turbine Engine for power.

[uscanuck1xa]

Johnnie blount

Nice - that looks like the CT-133 that was used for the Snowbirds support jet but some of the markings are different. Is this an actual livery or did you add some of your own design?

[Ron1950]

[Aros]

(For the record, no this is not meant to be a serious submission obviously, just thought it was funny given the timing)...

MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO MARCH MADNESS FLIGHT ENDS IN NOTHIN' BUT NET!

Well I am nothing if not good for a good crash. LOL!

I mean, I don't just crash like most of you. Nah, I crash into light poles with stunning fashion, chain link fences, school roofs just to name a few. Usually each would require a vacuum cleaner to get all the tiny foam bits picked up from the ground. In 25 years of flying I have found pretty spectacular ways to crash my model airplanes.

But this is the first time I can honestly say I have crashed into the net of a basketball hoop.

Winds were really gusty and I almost didn't fly but the winds died down for a few minutes which tricked me into a sense of false security. Takeoff and initial pattern flight was normal. Some gusts but nothing serious. But as I was on the downwind, a surge of wind picked up, and I mean picked up! I was on the treacherous high approach at the school so I knew this was going to get interesting quick. P's and Q's baby!!

I cleared the tree line and as I hit the threshold of the parking lot, a giant cross wind came in and all that was left to do was pray and hope for the best. What I saw next can only best be described as "Holy ****!" I watched as the gust pushed the F-16 into a basketball hoop with glorious devastation. From my vantage point it looked like there was a Freewing 90mm F-16 Arctic Camo jet one moment and a flowering explosion of foam the next.

It was so stunning, so riveting, it was quite frankly the first time in all my 25 years of flying where I not only didn't curse and scream and pout, I laughed! It was glorious! I couldn't have hit that basketball net if I was aiming for it! Sure, it's not great that it crashed but if you're going to crash do it epically. This was pretty damn epic.

Well you know what they say...A picture is worth a thousand words. Here's my submission to the spirit of March Madness. Nothin' but net baby!






















































Video:

[Hugh Wiedman]

(For the record, no this is not meant to be a serious submission obviously, just thought it was funny given the timing)...

MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO MARCH MADNESS FLIGHT ENDS IN NOTHIN' BUT NET!

Well I am nothing if not good for a good crash. LOL!

I mean, I don't just crash like most of you. Nah, I crash into light poles with stunning fashion, chain link fences, school roofs just to name a few. Usually each would require a vacuum cleaner to get all the tiny foam bits picked up from the ground. In 25 years of flying I have found pretty spectacular ways to crash my model airplanes.

But this is the first time I can honestly say I have crashed into the net of a basketball hoop.

Winds were really gusty and I almost didn't fly but the winds died down for a few minutes which tricked me into a sense of false security. Takeoff and initial pattern flight was normal. Some gusts but nothing serious. But as I was on the downwind, a surge of wind picked up, and I mean picked up! I was on the treacherous high approach at the school so I knew this was going to get interesting quick. P's and Q's baby!!

I cleared the tree line and as I hit the threshold of the parking lot, a giant cross wind came in and all that was left to do was pray and hope for the best. What I saw next can only best be described as "Holy ****!" I watched as the gust pushed the F-16 into a basketball hoop with glorious devastation. From my vantage point it looked like there was a Freewing 90mm F-16 Arctic Camo jet one moment and a flowering explosion of foam the next.

It was so stunning, so riveting, it was quite frankly the first time in all my 25 years of flying where I not only didn't curse and scream and pout, I laughed! It was glorious! I couldn't have hit that basketball net if I was aiming for it! Sure, it's not great that it crashed but if you're going to crash do it epically. This was pretty damn epic.

Well you know what they say...A picture is worth a thousand words. Here's my submission to the spirit of March Madness. Nothin' but net baby!






















































Video:

Threeeeeee! Epic my man, if you didn't have photos of it and the video, I would not have believed it! You got my vote!

[Ashle roachclip]

(For the record, no this is not meant to be a serious submission obviously, just thought it was funny given the timing)...

MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO MARCH MADNESS FLIGHT ENDS IN NOTHIN' BUT NET!

Well I am nothing if not good for a good crash. LOL!

I mean, I don't just crash like most of you. Nah, I crash into light poles with stunning fashion, chain link fences, school roofs just to name a few. Usually each would require a vacuum cleaner to get all the tiny foam bits picked up from the ground. In 25 years of flying I have found pretty spectacular ways to crash my model airplanes.

But this is the first time I can honestly say I have crashed into the net of a basketball hoop.

Winds were really gusty and I almost didn't fly but the winds died down for a few minutes which tricked me into a sense of false security. Takeoff and initial pattern flight was normal. Some gusts but nothing serious. But as I was on the downwind, a surge of wind picked up, and I mean picked up! I was on the treacherous high approach at the school so I knew this was going to get interesting quick. P's and Q's baby!!

I cleared the tree line and as I hit the threshold of the parking lot, a giant cross wind came in and all that was left to do was pray and hope for the best. What I saw next can only best be described as "Holy ****!" I watched as the gust pushed the F-16 into a basketball hoop with glorious devastation. From my vantage point it looked like there was a Freewing 90mm F-16 Arctic Camo jet one moment and a flowering explosion of foam the next.

It was so stunning, so riveting, it was quite frankly the first time in all my 25 years of flying where I not only didn't curse and scream and pout, I laughed! It was glorious! I couldn't have hit that basketball net if I was aiming for it! Sure, it's not great that it crashed but if you're going to crash do it epically. This was pretty damn epic.

Well you know what they say...A picture is worth a thousand words. Here's my submission to the spirit of March Madness. Nothin' but net baby!






















































Video:

WOW , Was it a 3 pointer ?? LOL

[SR71CC]

This is the Freewing twin 80mm A-10 Thunderbolt. Standard coloring is a solid gray. I have customized mine in the Flying Tigers livery of the former England AFB. She’s ready to rumble!

[DarthSyd]

I couldn't decide on one... (I guess I am a little bit biased!).

[Mik64]

My JAS 39 gripen serial number 39131.

[nuts-n-volts]

(For the record, no this is not meant to be a serious submission obviously, just thought it was funny given the timing)...

MY EPIC CONTRIBUTION TO MARCH MADNESS FLIGHT ENDS IN NOTHIN' BUT NET!

Well I am nothing if not good for a good crash. LOL!

Well, OK... I'll give ya 2 points!