Comments on: R/C Toy Plane Interrupts The Dodgers Game

By: Diamonds

Diamonds — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 09:37:04 +0000

Landing lessons is now a prerequisite.

By: RC Guy

RC Guy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:56:47 +0000

Just found this — sorry if I’m late to the party.

That airplane is made of styrofoam, weighs 1.1 ounces (34 grams), and has a wingspan of only 15.75 inches (400 mm). Those of you who think this airplane could have caused any damage to life, limb, or property need to reevaluate what a 1.1 ounce piece of styrofoam really is.

The airplane uses a Spektrum radio system, which makes it impossible for two people (each with a transmitter) to fly the single aircraft from outside the park, to inside the park. This was the work of someone who could see the airplane.

Now, from the height the airplane was being flown, and the angle of visibility, it seems to me that the airplane could EASILY be flown from someone outside the park (in the parking lot?).

It’s too bad the airplane was destroyed — it costs about $100 just for the airplane. The guy who destroyed it could have kept it and flown it…

Also, the airplane uses a LiPo (Lithium Polomer) battery. While the LiPo is very small 1 cell, 110 mAh — LiPos have a bad reputation for “venting” (or “burning”) if not properly handled. Stepping on it, crushing it, and wadding it up was actually much more dangerous than flying it inside the park!

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:50:43 +0000

Vin Scully — Still faster than Manny!

By: My Thoughts

My Thoughts — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:19:10 +0000

The foul balls are far more dangerous than that tiny foam plane.

By: Heathcliff Slocumb

Heathcliff Slocumb — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:40:17 +0000

In other news, it’s a month later and the Phillies have a magic number of 1.

Yay for comment 67!

By: Ghost Flyer

Ghost Flyer — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:48:30 +0000

I actually own and fly the exact same remote control plane as that. It’s Parkzone’s new mini Sukhoi, weighing in at 34 grams and is a ton of fun. It’s wing span is less than 16 inches and the entire body is made of very light Styrofoam. Short of it crashing into someone’s eyeball, it’s very unlikely that it would hurt anybody if it were to have crashed into them. A snowball being thrown weighs a lot more and would hurt far more than this thing. Now, if the little foam spinner that covers the propeller shaft’s end, on the very front nose of the plane, was missing (which happens), thus, exposing the tiny, metal shaft, that actually could hurt if it hit someone’s exposed body part because it’s threaded just like a tiny bolt.. (1.5mm diameter I think??). It could cause a scratch, leading to a serious infection, leading to the flesh-eating disease, and in the end, leading to death…. ahem.. that is a pretty unlikely scenario, but it is possible. Now, this is more likely…, someone losing an eyeball due to it crashing into their eye, or, a or getting chipped tooth. I suppose it could kill someone if they were hit on their temple, too. Who knows what the odds are of hitting someone just in the right spot to cause all that?…

Anyway, it was a very dumb and bad thing to do. Not only did it cause a serious disruption to the ball players, (even though it was very entertaining to watch!..lol), and it could have hurt someone if hit in the eyeball, that stunt gives us RC flying enthusiasts a bad image, one which we are trying so hard to keep good. Right now, it’s difficult enough to find places to fly in city owned fields because city officials are concerned about accidents, damage and injuries. National RC insurance coverage is getting harder to maintain, not only in the US and Canada, but the world over.. Who ever did this…. that was stupid, and I hope they get caught and made an example of, so that the rest of us RC flyers don’t have to pay the price, but really, we already have, thanks to you!

By the way, there is no way anyone could fly this particular plane with a professional video camera on it… It’s simply way too small, and too light.

Just my 2 cents worth….

Ghost Flyer

By: TNFLIER

TNFLIER — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:47:46 +0000

I fly RC planes and this was a totally reckless stunt done by an idiot. Yes, he appears skilled, but accidents can and do happen. The propeller on that plane could have caused serious injury to a person. That has an electric motor and plastic prop with a sharp edge. I do aerial photography for hire with my plane that is not much larger that the one shown, and have refused good money when it involved putting my plane in the vicinity of people.

By: FIXXIN2FLY

FIXXIN2FLY — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:02:21 +0000

The plane is a SUKHOI foamy, made by PARKZONE and distributed thru HORIZON HOBBY.

By: CAPTLEE

CAPTLEE — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:15:11 +0000

WHO MAKES THE AIRPLANE (RC) THAT FLEW AT THE DODGER GAME? I WANT ONE!

By: Casey

Casey — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 16:57:04 +0000

To put this in some context, this week was Military Appreciation week at Dodger Stadium, and the evening of the “RC Airplane Incident” was Air Force Night.

And Vin Scully is the voice of god.