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Title: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Paul Taylor on October 28, 2007, 05:17:13 PM

Way Cool.

I would like to see one of these as a C/L plane. :!

Anybody???

Paul H^^

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Bill Mohrbacher on October 29, 2007, 02:59:02 PM

Waht channel are they on?? I have Dish 250 channel and can't find them, but it is like looking for a needle in a haystack (or a Fox 35 wristpin clip on a dusty cellar floor).

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Bill Hodges on October 29, 2007, 04:41:13 PM

I have Direct TV and have been watching these races on channel 634.

Bill Hodges

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Doug Moon on October 29, 2007, 10:04:11 PM

Bill Try Google the air race schedule for your area and see what you get.  I hope it helps.  I watch them here in TX on Fox Sports SouthWest. 

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Warren Leadbeatter on November 06, 2007, 04:22:42 AM

I watched the Red Bull Races here on TV last weekend.  The actual event was held in Perth Australia.  Very exciting stuff!  They fly within 20 metres of the water and the pylons are only 10 metres apart.

The aircraft flown are mainly the Extra 300S and the Edge 540.  These aircraft are available in kit form and ARF for R/C so I guess they could be converted to control line. Has anyone done it?

Apparently to get into the event the pilots have to meet very strict critrea. e.g. they need something like 150 hours normal single engine aircraft time plus 150 hours in an aerobatic aircraft and then they are put through a training program and tested to make sure they are good enough to compete. Only the best of the best pilots get in.  Correct me if I am wrong but the guy who won the world title this year is a former Top Gun.

Cheers

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Bill Mohrbacher on November 06, 2007, 01:46:34 PM

I'm very near Pittsburgh , PA and have DISH satellite TV with a 250 channel package.  I simply cannot find these races!  HELP, HELP

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Mike Palko on November 06, 2007, 09:50:00 PM

Quote from: rootbeard on October 28, 2007, 05:17:13 PM

Way Cool.

I would like to see one of these as a C/L plane. :!

Anybody???

Paul H^^

If you mean just the paint scheme Paul Ferrell flew a nicely done Vector at the Nat's this past year in Red Bull colors. Maybe someone has a picture of it?

If you mean the aircraft design itself Extra, Edge, CAP etc..... Some have already been modeled and done VERY well. Again maybe someone has pictures?

Mike

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Paul Taylor on November 07, 2007, 02:17:57 PM

Hey Mike,

Maybe your next E-Plane???

You could show it off at Brodaks next year.

Paul  y1

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Paul Smith on November 07, 2007, 06:13:00 PM

http://www.redbullairrace.com/

It's on TV all the time around here.  In between team sports highlights. 

About 4 or 5 genuine competators, racing around big inflated pylons on a river.   It will take you about two minutes to see all there is to see.   This guy beat that guy by 3 tenths.

Title: Re: Watching Red Bull Air Raceing on FSN
Post by: Mike Palko on November 07, 2007, 08:17:23 PM

Quote from: rootbeard on November 07, 2007, 02:17:57 PM

Hey Mike,

Maybe your next E-Plane???

You could show it off at Brodaks next year.

Paul  y1

Close, but my next e-plane is a Reno Air Racer.

Mike