Can Girls fly a Tricopter?

by RCTV-UK (Formerly Silly Fokker RC) | June 11, 2013 | (21) Posted in Just Fun

Long term sufferer and Silly Fokker RC daughter Lisa Roberts has been dragged around the model flying field for a couple of years now and has only been allowed on the sticks a couple of times (assisted) as we are all novice flyer's and in no position to teach someone (that's the excuse we've been using) 

While out flying the other day Lisa asked if she could fly my (newly built) Tricopter..... Hmmm a difficult one this =\

If I said no I would definitely be upsetting her, however if I said yes I could be saying goodbye to my new toy. What would you do in this situation?

I prepared myself for the worst and handed over the radio to our new pilot wannabee and cringed as I looked at my new toy leaping in to the air.

So..... it was not graceful or all intended movement in the sky but it was controlled and on the whole very good for someone that has never flown. 

I promised Lisa there and then that I would take her out the next day with six fully charged 3s 2200mah batteries and let her practice. The idea was to meet up later that day with her dad (who was completely unaware that Lisa can fly) and suprise him.

Here is the video from that day. It was heart warming seeing my best mate Ivor and his daughter together on the flightline watching her fly for the first time =)

 

 

I hope you enjoyed that as much as I did.

 

ATB Malc

Silly Fokker RC

COMMENTS

Jake Wells on June 11, 2013
That was awesome man, well done!
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Thank you Jake what a nice comment =)

ATB Malc
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Arend on June 11, 2013
More women should do this!
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Maybe Lisa will start a revolution =)

ATB Malc
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Good Kebo on June 11, 2013
Thumbs up! Great smiles in your video! Lets all get our wife or girl friends and daughters flying.
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I am sure there are lots of grumpy old men quaking at the thought of it but I agree, at least there would be something worth looking at in the pits =) Oh and someone to make tea and coffee LOL

ATB Malc
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sailorJohn on June 11, 2013
Great!
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Thank you John

ATB Malc
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hansdude on June 11, 2013
+1 for the lady who flew so well. -1 for the dudes that are surprised.
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Thank you for watching dude

ATB dude that was surprised
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vk2dxn on June 12, 2013
I tried to teach my wife to fly but she thinks its silly boys toys. She won't even have a go of my traxxas rustler. I think a great inspiration for female pilots is averagebrunette on YouTube. Now that chick can fly...
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I must check that channel out. Is that the one Flite Test featured on the Joe Nall video?

ATB Malc
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vk2dxn on June 12, 2013
Yes it is mate
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Thank you vk2 off to hunt her down now.

ATB Malc
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jerimiah85 on June 12, 2013
Yet another great video guys. I feel better about getting into tri and quad's ive got my first Quad kit coming in the mail this week. but now I think ill send it back and build a Tri instead. only quad flying I have is my AR drone but that thing does the flying for you.
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Hi Jerimiah,

Thank you for the kind comment. I have to say I love the Tcopter designed by Matt Hall (simplecopter.com) I copied his design at it fly's brilliantly! Gonna be buying one of his frames as soon as I have the money! The Flite Test one looks awesome too but I can say as I have not flown it.

ATB Malc
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Tail Heavy Productions on June 15, 2013
Good video, but I don't really like the title, even if it is a "joke".
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Thank you zdsweet. Sorry you don't like the title, what should it be? What exactly is it that you don't like? A bit late for me to change it in the video now as the thumbnail is baked in but I could change the header.
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Tail Heavy Productions on June 15, 2013
One word. Sexist. Another, discriminatory. There should be no question as to whether or not a girl can fly anything, let alone anyone. Anyone can fly anything if they try. Sorry, probably over reacting, but just my take.
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You're right on both accounts, however it was only meant to draw attention to the fact that it is a "girl" flying a "tricopter" (I am sure you will agree this is rare) of course you are over reacting if you take in to account the content of the video. Everyone is entitled to their opinion though and that is yours. Again I am sorry if you or anyone else is upset by my choice of title I just hope others will take it the way it was intended.

ATB Malc
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Epitaph on July 19, 2014
I think the issue is not so much "can" she fly, but more on the "does she want to fly?". Men and women arn't attracted to things for the same reason, and handing a transmitter saying "this can go 150mph" for example is not the way to go. The best thing is the same as how you learned to love it: let her find her own way why she likes to fly.
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DennisSwe on June 16, 2013
Nice to see women in this hobby. :)
I´m lucky to have a wife that loves the Rc-hobby, she flies helis, airplanes, multirotors and cars...aswell flies fullscale ultrailight. :)

hope that more girls will try this hobby and see how great it is!
we have a couple of younger girls in our rc-club, but they are in rc-cars for the moment. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWI1wjBraxA video where my wife tries her HK500 heli wit fbl. :)
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That's great! Lucky you =) Looks like we have our own version of your Mrs here though. Fingers crossed =D

ATB Malc
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Jimmy the Heater on June 17, 2013
Well done! Congrats on letting her take the sticks!

Reminds me of my current Girlfriend. So far I have taught her how drive a tractor to feed cattle, ride an ATV, shoot a rifle and pistol, ride a motorcycle, drive a manual transmission, and drive an RC Car. She is such a trooper! Next on the list is RC Boats, Quads and Planes. She is learning all these things a hell of a lot faster than I am. Pretty soon she'll be flying rings around me I bet.
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She sounds just like Lisa. She is also leaned to drive a manual car shoot HMR and Airgun and fly multi rotors =) She already out shoots me from the standing position..... Good to know she is not alone out there. Would be nice to have more women doing this sport. Thank you for watching and sharing your story.

ATB Malc
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Epitaph on July 19, 2014
Drive a manual transmision? That's not much of a feat, considering I myself only drive manual and hate automatics! This an american thing maybe? hehehehe
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RCTV-UK on July 19, 2014
She learned to drive at 13 though =D

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boarding pass on June 17, 2013
you go girl!!!! good on you, don't stop there though. keep up the good work. you,ll soon be down here in oz on a stunt fly tour!
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Not without her manager =) Thank you for the encouraging words I will let her look through these when she is here next.

ATB Malc
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Flight Reel on July 9, 2013
Crazy cool, Bro! Next thing should be FPV! Looks like She now have a fan club ;)

Aaron from
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Hi Aaron

Next thing is FPV......

She would love a fan club =)

Thank you for watching and commenting.

ATB Malc
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Epitaph on July 19, 2014
the answer... YES WE CAN!!!

^.^
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RCTV-UK on July 19, 2014
That's for sure Lisa is not an ace FPV pilot and is now showing the rest of us how it is done!
More videos showing just how good she is in the near future!
Nice to know she is not alone out there!

ATB Malc
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Can Girls fly a Tricopter?