October Video Wrap Up

Holy cow the last few years have been brutal. There have been so many new 48"-60" Extreme Flight releases lately that it's been a tough go just to keep up. Some of this was with clean sheet brand new designs like the Velox and Gamebird, and some have been V2 versions of beloved old favorites like the 48" Extra and Edge, and 60" Edge and MXS. Also remember we just went through building, flying and reviewing the 52" Lineup, so things have been pretty crazy. When you factor in I usually built two of everything,  my shop has really been hopping. 

 Between building, videoing and reviewing, a lot of my old favorites haven't gotten a lot of love, and certainly not as much as they deserve. We've had a little lull in the action when it comes to new releases, so coupled with the beautiful October Florida weather, this was a good opportunity to catch up on flying, and especially with the 60" Edge V2, snag some footage.

52" Extra EXP

We've had Extras for so long that they are the plane people often take for granted. We've all got one, but the latest and greatest shiny new plane is what we usually want to take out. This ends up being a mistake since the Extra flies as well as any of them. 

      Extreme Flight Extra__No Title.mp4 from Doc Austin on Vimeo.

I've been flying the 48" Extra V2 so much I kind of forgot about my 52.  Finally I took it out to blow the dust off it and fell in love with it all over again.

Any time you go flying you learn something and hopefully get better. Some of the stuff I have been working on really came to life when I tried it with this plane. This particular plane is about four years old, and doesn't owe me me a dime. She met her demise shortly after this due to a systems failure, and I am definately going to replace her as soon as they are restocked.

52" Slick EXP

Here's another one I will probably never get to fly enough. It's very similar to the Extra, and while it's not quite as graceful as the Extra, it does tumble a bit better and harriers a little more solidly. To, me, this and the 52" Extra are so dead even on everything else it almost doesn't matter which one you choose. However, the Slick is way ahead on "cool factor." 

Slick EXP__Before The Storm.mp4 from Doc Austin on Vimeo.

60" Edge V2
Here is another sadly underutilized plane from my fleet. Last year we got so many new releases I barely had to build it and get a video or two before the 60" MXS V2 came out. With the holidays coming and all, there was just no time to do it proper justice, but we're catching up on that now. Mostly I feel guilty flying this plane because it's so smooth, stable, honest and easy to fly that it really is the unfair advantage.

Edge V2__Top Of The Food Chain.mp4 from Doc Austin on Vimeo.

60" MXS EXP V2
A little cheating here because we shot this in September, but hopefully a good representation of how much I like this plane. All the latest stuff is nicer than ever, but the MXS is just even better. Everything was so well done the plane fell together seamlessly and was an absolute joy to set up.

I have a special connection the the MXS and have always loved this plane, but the V1 was starting to look a little dated. Along with the V2 construction and the beautiful new color scheme, this is currently the nicest plane I have ever owned. Some of this assessment could be sentimental too, but clearly this is one super damm nice airplane.