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[trailblazer]

wat possessed u to fly at 2100 hours at nite??!!

my goodness!!

its not military lo.... unless u flying those UAVs for our Air FOrce.. then i got nthing to say...

plane... at 9 pm in the nite... there is nthing except the light bulbs and other street lights to guide u...

[CKTan]

Hi to all, I'm a newbie here in the forum. been reading for quite abit b4 i decide who 2 look 4 a RC kite. got a good chance to see flyers @ Bt Timah after roti prata along the corner, seen flyers beside Carlton trying 2 compare w the building’s height, flying ris-cross @ Padang while tourist walking along the footpath, massive lights set up beside Riverside Pt during weekends....etc All these places tat u can see ppl flyin r run by all 3 different person.

from comments, word of mouth, see see look look, scouting, surfing website, talking to operators... i found out that all of them r trying very hard to make business out of this 'firefly'. and also claimed 2b the "creator" of the little rip-stop kit. My personal pt of view is, dont hv 2 claim tat u r the "creator" cos every1 nowadays r very free 2 surf e net and enquire who is actually the maker. Re-design or modification shld be the word 2 use. Posting article on the papers claiming u r e "creator" will be a laughing-stock 2 others. Not forgetting also selling 5000 pcs overseas without GST! Someone from somewhere must look into tis, purely advertising gimmics or true…

Things tat i found out:
- RCkite, run by William(Acehobby) & Mike(GoFlyKite) b4, things didnt turn out well i suppose, both run their own business at e end.
- Thathobbyshop, run by Chris. did joined w Mike 2 learn abt firefly 4 awhile but split @ the end also.
- Rotor, SHS, Jet-hobby even Mr Chan had firefly in their shop with different designs but the shape is still quite silmilar.
- GoFlyKite, run by Mike. currently flying at Riverside over weekends.

I was running ard plc 2 enquire abt tis new 'toy' i wanna buy until i met Mike shopping too @ Rotor. He give me a brief intro abt tis kite outside e shop n invite me 2 join him @ Riverside. Next, I was having prata w my family n kids @ Bt Timah till I saw William flying there, a lady came over 2 tell me abt this firefly of theirs. “this is a crash proof RC kite n the flyer is in control”. Do u thk so if there’s near miss happening when I saw him again @ Padang ground flying pass the pathway? Is tat ok 2 fly @ SRC n SCC ground? Lastly, Carlton Hotel, flyers cramped @ a small corner, lure tourist walking pass the area. Fireflies climb high up beside e building w full speed. I also got a chance to see them hitting a passer-by along the sidewalk, lucky, not big of an injury. Cars stops 4 the traffic light, gazing @ the sky and later recv horning fr the vehicles behind when turns green. I was then @ Riverside watching Mike’s group so happened that one of them hit a passer-by n immediately he told the flyer 2 stop n issued ‘yellow-card’…”wat yellow-card I asked”. Mike explains, he is very particular abt safety for anyone here, flyers, watchers, passer-by, tourists….etc. in Riverside. Lucky again, the passer-by jus recv a shock of her life but walked away quietly. Any flyer caught flying dangerously will be banned from flying for a period of time at Riverside. Then I can see that particular guy was sitting quietly at the corner watching others, this was a few months ago. recently I went there again to my surprise they hv safety lights 2 stop public walking in the flying zone. Wat I can say is impressive, at least an effort made 2 secure public from injury. Visiting the shop gives me another surprise as those that I saw @ other hobby shop was pin up dated yr 2002- yr 2003. and they came out w Pro 3 (3rd generation design). Besides the common firefly designs there’s still bat shape, manta ray, scorpion 2 etc… workshop desk n flight simulator in the house.

I actually didn’t knw why I went through so many procedure n time for this hobby but I’m sure tat by the end of the day. I’ll be happy 2 fly w a group tat is more organized.

I’m still keen 2 purchase a set 4 my son n myself but currently still looking ard 4 the best. U be the judge, who shld I go to…

Lastly, hv anyone seen a Lamborghini Murcielago running along Orchard Rd with a probation plate sticked front n back?

Moral of the story: be safe and if you cant handle big toy, try something basic. If you hurt yourself its fine. Wait till you hurt someone else, the whole RC kite industry might be ‘killed’ by you…

[mechplas]

it's the first self inflicted.....last was done by someone else

Art,

In your point of view, as a regular season flyer, would you consider this R/C kite or firefly thing an aircraft suitable for novice/beginner and that it is something to fly near crowd or people?

Thanks.

[CKTan]

My apology for double sent this post...

[Art]

Art,

In your point of view, as a regular season flyer, would you consider this R/C kite or firefly thing an aircraft suitable for novice/beginner and that it is something to fly near crowd or people?

Thanks.

Rajoo...both GFK and THS's begineer's version are ok...the one I fly, which is THS's advance version 2...is not recommended even if you are a seasoned flier...

IMHO, get THS's begineer set with the cheap china CDrom and ESC combo with 2 cell config

[Art]

Lastly, hv anyone seen a Lamborghini Murcielago running along Orchard Rd with a probation plate sticked front n back?

aiyoh...saw the Zonda crashed into tree and driver badly injured the other day...he required 5 stitches on the forehead....

Morel of the story is....accidents do happen lah....

[slackerz]

ow...

take care... same prob here, especially wif estarters and dragonfly helis. gd thing i fly electrics, dun hurt that much... your words make my stomach churn...

[eleewhm]

take care... same prob here, especially wif estarters and dragonfly helis. gd thing i fly electrics, dun hurt that much... your words make my stomach churn...

wrong to say this....a EP and GP has the same level danger...just the level of injury is maybe lower for a EP..than a GP....


when i fly my GP Heli..i dun fly near crowds.....i fly at deserted area...like container parks....or open deserted field....

[eleewhm]

aiyoh...saw the Zonda crashed into tree and driver badly injured the other day...he required 5 stitches on the forehead....

Morel of the story is....accidents do happen lah....

no pic of smashed Zonda...??

[Artyspec]

my god,thats the only zonda in singapore! and i have once seen it go pass me on the oppostie side of the road. woah...

[Art]

eh...using as an example only lah....

duh!~