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2016 I got to join the Rotor Riot on a trip to Ukraine. The trip was truly amazing. The guys from UADR (Team Ukraine) were the best hosts you could wish for.
We got to go in to the exclusion zone in Chernobyl and visit the ghost town Pripyat that was evacuated during the nuclear melt down.
We had permission to fly wherever we wanted within the town and we all got great footage. It was amazing to explore this place and drink in the history and scale of this disaster.
The UADR also hooked us up with a once in a life time opportunity. To fly around the Antonov 225 and AN 22! The worlds largest jet airplane and the largest propeller aircraft in the world!
Being an airplane nerd this really was crazy. Why the heck would they allow us to fly around this uniq aircrafts? There is literally only 1 in existence! Well it’s built like a tank for sure. They even allowed us to climb on top of of both the 225 and AN 22! And I don’t mean like be careful only step here one at a time thing. Noooo they let everyone that felt like being up there be there at the same time! Probably had 30 people walking around on the top of that plane at one time. Mind blowing.
Easily the best trip I’ve ever been on!
When I got back home it turns out that I lost all footage from inside Pripyat :(. Took me quite a while to get over this (hence why I’m posting now)
Huge thank you to Chad Nowak (FinalGlideAUS) for allowing me to use your follow footage. You should definitely check out his channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/FinalGlideAus
Also big thanks to Chad Kapper for inviting me and being a good friend.
Check out Rotor Riots episodes from the trip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhJpdCZNSDc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vU9_AizbSw0
Music:
MBB – Take it easy
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Awesome video! Thank You!
crazy to fly around the big bird like that! too bad for the loss, but there will be another day!
the V4 looks awesome 🙂
Epic, shit is amazing, how the hell he get permission to do that? Cheers David another outrageous act of Science!
Hey David are you going to be visiting Flitetest sometime again? That would be awesome!
I saw your rocket sled on the science channel the show was outrageous acts of science
The Antonov 225 is no longer the world largest plane. sry its the stratolaunch
Landing is cool places ✈️
Chernobyl was the most unreal place ive ever been, wish i brought my tri, still got my signed one boxed 😂
HOLY FK!
I’ve seen the AN225 land here in the UK and it’s massive! and there is only one! although they did start building another but never got it finished (so I’ve been told)
How on earth you got permission to fly around it is amazing! the RAF would never let you.
amazing footage
Great to see you still enjoying the tri-copter, thanks for sharing this footage from your archive too 🙂
Where I live here in Canada the fine for flying remotely piloted aircraft within 9 km of an airport is over $2000. I can’t help but be slightly envious of the rest of the world.
Hi David, which camera did you use on the Tri?
That handshake at the end was awesome lol. You guys make a great team!
Great video David!
That AN22 landed in Örebro where i live. It was so cool
Great to see tricopters back in action!
Great to see you flying again. I love your tri copters.
*C H E E K I B R E E K I*
And… Gonna buy one. Soon.
make a try racer that kicks quads ass if any one can you can do it
Hey David I wanna know if you are gonna make another tank video with green the tank?
please do more rc tank battle part 3
Amen tjena
Hi David, I love your channel. Are you ever going to go back to flite test, I really hope you do the video you had with them were awesome. It breaks my heart that you are not there anymore.
hey david, i know you from flight test i found your channel. i’m trying to get into the hobby and i just want to say your v4 is now my dream platform i love the fuild movement it gives and that fast yaw is nice! what kind of range and fly times do you get?? and can you build your v4 for long range flying???
Wow! How much did you pay them to be able to land on the Antonov??