Rubber-Powered Caudron C.460 by Dave Rees - Flies Again
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Series of flights by legendary Dave Rees' award winning 24" rubber-powered free-flight Caudron C.460. Includes archival photos and footage. This model was built in 1982 by Dave, but had not flown since the early 90s. Dave's models were donated by the Rees family to many Flying Aces Club friends, with the intention of keeping them flying! This bird soars!! Miss you, Dave! The FAC can't thank you enough for all that you have given to the free-flight community. Photos and film by Tom Hallman & Pete Kaiteris. IG: @hallmanstudio Music: "In God's Hands" by David Nevue.
The Dave Rees plan for the Caudron C.460 is available for a fee via Carstens Publications and Flying Models Magazine. store.flying-m...
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I'm very moved by your tributes to those who came before you and brought you into this hobby. You're a fine human being. Well done.
Thx.
With all the advances in RC Flying... it's good to take a step back and appreciate something simple, balanced and elegant. "Free Flight" is truly a flying art form!
I absolutely love this model. I was going to build one several years ago but then I stopped making models for awhile. Now I see this video it re-lights the fire a little bit.
Brilliant! The golden age of everything. The idea that this wonderful, fragile object still exists and still flies is awe ispiring.
My goodness, put that thing in the AMA museum. But, to finally get to see one of Mr. Rees creations fly...WOW!
Thx, Harry. His family felt strongly that his models should be shared with friends, so a few of us gathered at one of his son's houses, and were given about 50 of his models, which we then passed along to other flying friends. Here's his Bellanca trimotor flying in Wawayanda. It flew well but landed in an unexpected patch of pumpkins, leading to some damage. I expect to fly her again after repairs. I'm sure that I can tame her flight pattern with a few tweaks. ruclips.net/video/NAE12Bhr99Q/видео.html
It is so quiet and soft that it gives me a feeling of happiness; so much that I have come to notice my struck.
It's beautiful to see this kind of hobby from back then running again.
Wonderful. Thankyou
As a child/teen, I designed and built countless models of the C460 in everything from pistachio ff to pylon racing RC. I had a copy of the magazine you showed in the vid as well that I would reference at times, and many years later as an adult, one of my RC Caudrons even made it into a column in Flying Models. Still my favorite airplane and watching your beautiful Rees edition brings back so many good memories.
I still have the image of the perfect flight...we were kids in the late 60's...a launch from the top of the hill, and the airplane flew between the pine trees and turned gracefully passing just through the tree branches...it was like there was a tiny pilot flying her!
Great memory.
Wonderful - took me back 45 years!
I really enjoyed this gentle aeroplane flight and the appropriately soothing soundtrack. I wish more would take our lead. Thank you for setting a high standard.
That is super impressive. I built a bunch of rubber powered free flight models as a kid and I think I got one to go 20' before packing it in hard. I was disappointed for sure. I would have been delighted with this model. Nice video. I guess Dave Rees is no longer with us. If so, RIP Dave. Very nice plane!
Undescribably beautiful! Thank you for sharing such a treasurable experience!
Oh man what a beautiful model and it fly's so nice! I never messed with rubber-powered free-flight as a kid but this is getting me want to get back to it!
Welcome back...give it a shot!
How can someone not like this? Beautiful and graceful model...
Sadly, they just don't understand.
Beautiful !!!! what more can one say!!
Thank you for this wonderfull share. The real meaning of heritage... So many mind and poetry in those little rubber powered birds. We can meet nice people here.
5.03 minutes of my life well spent. Better than meditation for calming the clamour of modern life. Many thanks :-)
Thx for the kind words. It was a memorable day of flying. So pleased the weather and the Free-Flights Gods cooperated.
Well done. A peek into a gentler time.
What a beautifully elegant thing to watch. Lovely.
Beautiful video, and a good looking model. I enjoyed seeing "Flying Models" magazine. I remember that I always bought Flying Models, Model Airplane News, and R/C Modeler magazines. When I was younger and couldn't afford them, I was lucky that the local library (remember when they had libraries with books, magazines & newspapers in them?) carried both Flying Models & M.A.N. and I'd pull out several issues and just sit at a reading table and pour over the articles. Back then, you could ask a librarian to "photo copy" a particular page or article for you as well. Your videos always bring back some fond memories for me. Cheers!
Haha...we had a similar childhood. My Jr. High School library had M.A.N. on the racks, so I'd race for back issues or the latest every Tuesday at 10AM. I always knew what I'd be doing that time of each week...
Yes, flying models and model builder were my favorites.
Wow, this is beautiful. It is so inspiring to me, that I can promise to work on such a model myself. Recently I have been looking at my lost dreams, having a mild burn out from the work I am doing right now. I only have one more product to finish before I can officially move on and start working on new projects closer to my heart.
Over the years, balsa and flying has become a calm spot in my life when stress and anxiety surrounded my life. Gives you a chance to escape for a few moments and reenergize, to deal with what typically happens in our busy lives.
Incredible!
Thank You Again for Sharing These Beautiful Moments Between a Kid/Artist and His Model Airplane!
Beautiful! My how I miss flying with Dave!
Beauty is often the art of mastering simplicity.
Thx. Similar words spoken to me by an insightful art director at the start of my cover art career 40 years ago. Well said. Applies to much of life.
Caudron is a beautiful design. Love your version!
By far a great video. Very good way to remember a great friend. This video should be something to be proud of. Well done indeed.
Many thanks. I know Dave would enjoy seeing his Caudron fly again. His oldest son was thrilled to see this film.
Soothing and graceful. Watching these planes fly almost ethereal
Beautiful video, great flights. Thanks for sharing. Takes a lot patience and effort to build and fly these something that most cant accomplish these days.
Impressive work
These are some of the most beautiful videos on youtube. I have not built one of these since I was a kid but I just ordered a couple of "easy" ones. I don't even know where I'll fly them but just cannot wait to try.
Good to hear that you are jumping in. Also good to start with an easy project, then work your way up to more challenging models.
1990 feels like a life time ago, seems very different to today. How times have changed..
I remember buying that magazine when it was new on the news stand, I studied the mag plan a lot, I could not believe the level of detail he put in that model both in the plans and finishing, There was much to learn from Dave with this and his other designs, It is a privilege to actually see it fly, Beautifully done, Thank you.....
What the he&&, man; you about made me cry... such an emotional and sensitive video & music; I thought I was watching a eulogy of memoriam -- so beautifully done.
Pussy.
@@davejones5640 What a gem YOU are 🙄
Looks great and flies beautifully, a pleasure to watch !
Another beautiful, peaceful and inspiring video. Thank you for sharing.
Regards Mark in the Uk
Very nice, brings back some great memories. I remember flying with Dave as a young boy when he still lived the Philadelphia area. Our club was called "Society of Old Time Scale", S.O.T.S. for short. It's so wonderful to see these planes fly again.
Ah yes, with Roland Hoot, Dave's best childhood friend. Good times.
Hats off to you sir, great subject, great history, all in all awesome video!
Cool vid. Brings back memories of when I was a kid buying those cheap balsa wood planes at the drugstore.
What a lovely way to be remembered.
absolutely beautiful. Good music choice too
Thanks 😊 for making and sharing your video.
There are few things in life that bring me pure unadulterated happiness. This is one of them. No one who can humanely take a breath can not look about such a thing without falling in love with it.
One legendary builder honoring another.
Such a beautiful bird and wonderful video production.
Wonderful!
So lovely to see.. I feel slightly sad but happy that she flew again.
Great video & music.
That's an epic model flight.
Awesome video, brings me back to the old days with the Guillows builds with my dad; P51, “Mr. Mulligan” “Lancer” to name a few. The Mustang was a beast, flew decently, Mr Mulligan, well after its maiden flight ( if you could call it that) Mulligan was relegated to static display mode. The Lancer on the other hand, she was a flyer! Apparently 5 people found this video to their dislike, I dont get it.
So well put together. That airplane is a masterpiece and you did it justice with the video.
Just beautiful, Tom. Aerial poetry...
Dave is pleased, and so are we.
Simply magnificent, congratulations ! Your respect to those old flyers is involving.
Couldron didn't know it at the time but they designed a Wakefield class competition model😉. Lovely model and thanks for sharing with us mere mortals 👍👏
Very stunning how beautiful this Caudron flies with rubber motor. Amazing. And beautiful Video and Music too.
We have some beautiful free flight models built by the late Mick Staples, who I believe helped establish the model club at Old Warden Aerodrome, U.K. They are works of art and we dare not fly them - - - now you've made us wonder ? ? ? Another superbly tasteful 5 minutes - thanks Tom!
Thx. Yes, I would strongly ask you to reconsider. We had a "legends" flight at Wawayanda a couple of years ago, where the guys brought numerous models from deceased flying friends...to fly in a sequential launch. It was marvelous, touching, inspiring, and heartfelt. Here's the link: ruclips.net/video/ddrohk-80wE/видео.html I suspect if you could ask your fallen friends, they'd say fly fly fly! I know that's what I'd like to have happen with mine....though hopefully, many many years from now. Cheers.
@@maxfliart your are right, we shall fly them in there memory, thx
@@landsnailproject2875 Terrific. The experience of doing so has changed my outlook on this hobby, as clearly, it's not fully about the models we fly, but in large part, the friendships we've made along the way.
@@landsnailproject2875 Hopefully someone will film these flights. All of us would love to see them!
thank you for your channel, it's wonderful.
Remember as a kid in 60s going to the dime store and buying those balsa wood gliders 10 to 15 cents had a lot of fun with them once in a while would have enough money to buy the ones with propellers, landing wheels and a rubber band for power no where near the advanced model like the ones in video but as a kid was happy with what I got also when wind would pick up had to get a kite 15 cents always had to be the Jolly Rogers black kite with skull and cross bones printed on it.
No electronics back then all free time at the park.
That was a very nice video
Thanks for making this! It brought back vivid child hood memories of me flying a stick rubber band powered plane and balsa wood chuck gliders.
thanks for share
this is a beautiful plane, it seems to fly so nicely
Beautiful! This is the stuff dreams are made of.
Fantastic model 👍
That was a beautiful video.
I love Dave's hat. Back in the day, there were more choices than the ubiquitous, baseball cap. The plane is nice, too. :*)
nothing beats building your own and free flight
so light and beautiful.......wow go rubber power !
So good!
What a beautiful flyer!! Thank you for sharing.
Excellent!
A gentle art.
Wonderful video! I found this to be very soothing to watch and listen to...and, dare I say therapeutic? Thanks for sharing this. :)
Back in the late 1980's and 90's I built several Rees models from plans. His article on his Shorts SD330 CO2 powered is still in my collection somewhere. truely an artist.
Dave was indeed the best.
Mark, and others similarly inclined, Dave's plans are still available, just follow the link in Tom's comments above.
Beautiful
Absolutely beautiful
Wow, very nice story expertly presented. As a person who would like to get into these rubber powered planes, I wish you could do a series of building videos of a "one type" that everyone could try and build and fly. Thanks for this video today.
Nice plane, nice music, nice vidéo ...the flying romantic looking...
stunning bird, great video!!
beautiful plane. love the blue!
Beautiful plane
Very nice little plane flies very well :)
Very nice. Great tribute to a great guy,
Gorgeous!
Gorgeous...I love this plane.
Very nice to see this, brings back memories, I built this sort of thing back in the day, I still fly nowmbut it's quite different with all the arf and rtf etc. Defo something missing.
I'm not against progress though, I love flying fpv.
absolutely amazing. Thank you
Very nice, and Great pic's!
Flies amazingly well for a scale model! Balsa, Japanese tissue, rubber power and wide-bladed propellers take me WAY back. Makes me wonder what could be done with a tiny electric motor, a lipo and a timer.... Nice video, nice soundtrack. Thanks!
very peaceful :)
Muy muy bonito. Me encanta el bonito arte y ciencia del Aeromodelismo.
Thank you for the kind words!
I don’t know if you’ll read this, but Mark Lightsy is a fan of this channel. He is the gentlemen who built and flew the replica Caudron C.4 when he was based in Southern California. He was actually the person who turned me on to your channel. If you didn’t know already, I thought you’d find that interesting.
Thx, Curtis. I didn't know that, so thx for the info & backstory. Much respect for Mark and his achievements! It's one of the most beautiful birds ever designed, so it must be a rush to actually fly one.
Absolutely epic !
Amazing!
You mastered the hobby. Would be so nice to watch some videos showing tips on how you assemble the models. The tricks and techniques.
Would also be mind blowing, same as your other videos.
Did you check out the links in the description? You may find some help there.
@@richarddarlington1139 Thank you, 😀, will check it right now !
@@richarddarlington1139 Just checked, did not find.
This suggestion about making short videos showing building techniques he uses would be delightful to watch, as he has talent also on video editing. 😀
All the time he add some pictures during the assembly process, I pause the video, and keep looking details 😊.
Cheers
@@sanpol4399
Hmm. Well, this is the internet. Try searching "Building rubber-powered models" or something like that.
They're out there.
Also, there are suppliers such as FAI Model Supply, Easy Built Models, etc.
Dumas has an extensive line of laser-cut kits I really like.
Just a bit of research should yield lots of results.
Good luck!
@@richarddarlington1139 I agree with you , thank you for the tips👍👍
Regards.
Magnificent!!
Soooooo nice 😍
Pure flying poetry ! In French, Avion is for Appareil Volant Imitant l'Oiseau Naturel (Flying machine imitating a natural bird), a definition given by Clément Ader, a plane pioneer. And a Poet too !…
2:41 & 2:55 and a few other times I see a Drone Congregation Area (DCA). It is a bunch of male honey bees that congregate in the exact same spot every day on nice weather days and they wait for a virgin queen bee to come there and mate. These DCAs are not very easy to find and extremely rare to stumble across them in a random youtube video. If you know any beekeepers, they may be interested in knowing about this DCA location.
Wonderful！
Beautiful....
Astonishing !!!
I couldn't help but notice she flies a left-left pattern, of course!
P.S. I sure do miss Flying Models Magazine!
Richard Darlington I sure do miss walking into a real hobby shop. The feeling you got when you walked through that door and saw big gas model planes hanging overhead, and the display cases with Tiger tanks, funny cars, space craft, fighter jets, tall ships, ww2 battle ships, etc. The smell of the balsa wood rack, clear dope, and glow fuel. Ocean liners and the Saturn 5. And when I was a kid, it was like a time machine/museum. If I had a couple of bucks, I could bring a piece of it home with me. Magic.
@@steveharrigan7811
As do I, my friend. As do I.
But, things change. Things always change.
I'm just glad I can still remember things like penny candy, 5 cent ice cream cones, and of course, the local hobby shop.
I've been a model builder ever since I learned how to read. And, as long as I'm still alive, building flying models will survive.
Always something on the board.
@@richarddarlington1139 my town has so many hobby shops within 20 minutes of each other it's great