Join: Jul 23, 2008
Name: NightFlyyer
Gender: Male
Hometown: Wampum
Location: Sibley, US
Videos Watched: 1532
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Books: Flight of the Old Dog, Airframe, World Book Encyclopedias, RCM, Model Airplane News, Model Aviation, Rotory Modeler, FlyRC, Backyard FlyerRC report, and Quite flyer magazines.
Movies: Apprentice, Nasa Channel, Star Trek, History Channel Dancing with the Stars, American Inventor
Music: Any good dance beat music/
Hobbies: Science and engineering, Flying, Roller Skating, Motorcycles and all flying toys.
Never give up and try everything while you still can.Director, Sibley, RC Special Effects teamPilot/Instructor. Helicopter design engineer for Kyosho. I ran a successful Chemical company in Newport Beach, California for 20 years before retiring. I flew models in movies, including Blue Thunder with John Simone and Roy Scheider.I was a beta tester for Real Flight R/C simulator, by Great Planes.(Concept 30 gas helicopters)I wrote all the "Night Flying" and many "How to" and Helicopter Product Review articles for Model Airplane News magazine and many others in the 70's. I am the founder of the first Toys for Tots RC model airplane show for the USMC raising toys for Charity.I worked on the "Signature series" line as a technical engineer for the first Radio Control system's manufacturer in the USA, Kraft Systems, Vista Ca. I flew and placed at the National RC Multi-wing Championships at Omaha, Neb. 4 years in a row, using Lou Andrews' Glow engined Aeromaster biplanes and Bill Evans Astron X-Wings.I received the Academy of Model Aeronautics Superior Service award. My AMA number is 8221. I'm a contest director and leader Member.I was a hardware support engineer for Burroughs (now Unisys) computer systems. I started with Cobol, Fortran, Dos, Win 3.1, Win for Workgroups, win 95-98-2nd ed.,Millenium, XP, XP SPII, and now VISTA Home Premium. I have MSSE credentials and build my own computers.(see my videos on Vista Install and motherboard changing) I own and operate a computer repair firm.(technicalhandyman.org)I'm a retired USMC Avionics Specialist on RF4B Phantom Jets, CH53 Helicopters, and UAV's.(33 Years) I am a UAV consultant and design engineer for the government.Semper Fi.Videos (152)
Lisa the Surfer Girl, R/C Surfing in Southern California
- Length: 5:37
- Rating Average: 4.47 from 17 people
- View Count: 1371' favoriteCount='2
- Author: NightFlyyer
Capistrano Beach, California was a great place to run my RC "Lisa Surfer". The waves were great. Unfortunately, trying to seal the servo, the radio, the speed controller, and the Prop Shaft from the salt water proved a task I never figured out, on this "knockoff" thus destroying the electronics...
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Storm Launcher's revisited. Are they really worth it?
- Length: 9:59
- Rating Average: 4.88 from 17 people
- View Count: 2363' favoriteCount='10
- Author: NightFlyyer
After 100's of flights on land, sea, water, snow, and ice, I take a look at The SL (AirHogs Storm Launcher) 1 year later.I find that this is a quality machine and one of my most favorite. Keep up the good work Airhogs! (Spinmaster.com) PS: I would buy another, but mine is still going and going...