Hey, I keep watching the video as I read your comments and I can't see whatever you are seeing to tell you his RS wasn't facing forward while his camera was facing more toward the left, at him.
Keep in mind before you think I'm an idiot, I'm pretty new with only 6-8 or so hours on my H so I haven't used the RS, and probably will never risk testing it like he did, but I guess when I watched the video I thought like he did, that the H could, or would fly with the RS forward while the camera faced him. I'm not saying I'm not an idiot. I'm just asking you not to think so until after you tell me the answer that I'm failing to get.
Obviously the tree may have caused the H to turn more toward the front due the hit, but as it fell in the video it looked like the camera was faced to the left more than the landing gear which made me think like he was saying, that only the camera was faced his way, but not the H and RS.
Was it something in the way it was following him that tells you he had the whole TH faced at him instead of the direction it was flying?
You're probably going to answer it with something totally obvious and I'm going to punch myself in the neck for not seeing it and needing it explained. Ok, I won't resort to self violence but I'm sure you and others will think I should for not seeing what you're seeing.
Like I said, I don't plan to run mine toward trees, especially trees with no leaves to give it a better chance of seeing it, but now I'm just curious what you saw and what I'm missing.
Thanks
Greetings to you.
First of all, my friend, I wouldn't start off thinking you are an idiot just because you have a different opinion than I do. I
never prejudge anyone. If someone is an idiot, then I give them ample time to prove it before I either join or lead the chorus that they are, indeed, an idiot.
Second,
nothing you wrote or observed in that video indicates to me that you are an idiot, either. And I would not discount or invalidate your entitled opinion just because I have flown a Typhoon H more than you have. Quite often, in Life the student teaches the master (not that you and I are thrust in those roles). And I am
always open to reason and learning from others unless our words and/or actions have excluded such a pursuit, which is not the case between you and I.
Third, just as I do not prejudge people, I also do not think I have the corner on the truth or about what is right or wrong.If you have about 8 hours of flight time under your belt and still have your H, then that translates into about 32 successful flights you have made. In my mind, that hardly qualifies you as a "newbie" or as someone whose opinions about the Typhoon H should be wholly dismissed due to a lack of experience with it. With 32 successful takeoffs, flights, and landings to your credit - as well as the hours I'm sure you have spent watching videos and reading about the Typhoon and its systems - your views and opinions
deserve their
full due merit and worth.
Finally, in all honesty it's been awhile since I viewed that footage, but give me a little time and I will review it again.(Today's a little crazy for me; my schedule is TOO busy for just one day!) I'd much rather speak knowledgeably to you than from just mere memory, which can always be faulty or sketchy. So, I'd be happy to discuss the facts of that flight with you soon.
Until then, I wish you safe flying and happy filming and photo taking. Weekend's coming up, so I hope you have the time and good weather to take to the skies. Talk with you again soon.