John Reid’s Blog

Pilot and Dog
I had this sent to me and found it funny A woman was flying from Seattle to San Francisco. Unexpectedly, The plane was diverted to Sacramento along the way. The flight attendant explained that there would be a delay, and if the passengers wanted to get off the aircraft the plane would re-board in 50 [...]

Loop with two quarter rolls
One of the first maneuvers most of us learn is the loop. In this video Pilot Jason Benson shows you how to add two quarter rolls to give your loop that little bit extra.

Advanced Aerobatics – The Inverted Harrier
Learning new maneuvers is something that many pilots enjoy and is one of the reasons we like flying. Perfecting our craft and getting that aerobatic move down can take some time and will have a rather high learning curve. To simplify that learning curve and speed things along we have solicited the help of Jason [...]


Sky Writing photo you have to see
Just so you know, no one was hurt in the making of this image.

RCX 2013 – Be there!
Hey everybody I will be attending the RCX show at the long beach Convention Center in a few weeks. The event will be on June 1st and 2nd in Long Beach, CA. If you are in the area be sure to stop by. For more information and tickets check out www.RCX.com This year we have [...]
Old school pattern in Bakersfield

This past weekend I had the pleasure to attend a 2nd Annual Bakersfield Pattern Bash event in California. This event had three big things to it. The first was that it was organized and ran by none other than Chip Hyde, TOC Champion, World team member and all around good guy. Second, this contest attracted [...]
Blade 500 3D

The new Blade 500 3D heli is a Bind-N-Fly model that is truly ready to rock right out of the box. This is a great for someone wanting to step up from a 450-size bird without having to shell out a tone of money for a larger 600- to 700-class model. Watch our contributor Aaron [...]
