Kudos to you for wading into the water and retrieving the broken-off part.

19:11 This is an artistic footage with all those people in the back... cool!

babe wake up a new rctestflight video just dropped

CNC vacuum is the real MVP

This was a big departure from your normal builds, quick and dirty prototypes with several modifications until something approximating the concept is created... you went straight into the final form this time. Man the 03 air unit is impressive as heck.

Cutting the Kevlar fabric on the bias (45*) makes the hinges WAY stronger. It results in twice the fibers crossing the hinge line. Yes I did figure this out the hard way haha Love these videos!

The drone shots at the end were insane

14:57 made me think how cool would a diving plane be!

I'm pretty sure that your issue with water operations is two fold- high tail mounted engines providing a nose down moment under power combined with nacelle steps that are too forward to provide sufficient pivots for rotation. The first could be solved by mounting the motors to the front of the necelles, which will also provide par thrust and blow the whole wing for enhanced low speed lift. The second could be remedied by fiberglassing 3d printed spacers behind the existing steps to move them back to slightly behind the cg. Good luck and thanks for sharing, she's a very pretty bird.

"It doesn't really sail, so let's fly it" 😂 So weird to hear that

Every time I pass these areas on a sunny day I'm always keeping an eye out for exotic RC craft lol

Im building an airboat out of pink foamboard insulation.. Started 3 months ago, got a "working" prototype but 3 months later i now have a 3d printer, a new larger cnc, been staying up way too late learning onshape and so far down the rabbit hole its ridiculous! Loving\hating every minute of it!! Got a few essential tips and ideas from this video.. Thanks! Its been 11 years since i got my first cnc router, if anyone doesnt understand why so many makers videos have therapists services as sponsors, dont laugh -well you can if you want, but designing something from scratch is a mind f**k in a class of its own.. Especially when you're learning on the fly with no formal education in machining and mechanical engineering.. Dont get me wrong, even the pain we go through is enjoyable and the personal reward factor is off the charts, but the pain is real folks 😊 Thanks again for the content --and pain involved in making it !!!!

Awesome but.... O-riiiiiings! For the love of whatever you hold dear, please... You are one of the smartest dudes on the internet and o-ring channel design is super easy, especially when you mill the channel out with Ze Robot. No more "trying" to keep compartments watertight;) Anyways, back to the video, maybe you did manage to make it watertight after all, hehe.

"What the heck is that thing?" - all of the random pedestrians at the end of the vid. GREAT STUFF! Sometimes success and failure can't be distinguished from each other.

Great video Daniel! Was nice seeing this RCTestFlight build in the flesh at at Open Sauce 😊

Ground effect scales with wingspan. If you want to maximize it, make your wings wider.

Loved the 600fps with the onlookers in the background.

Your friend getting the shots from his quad did a fantastic job!

I am very far from an aeronautical designer, but I'm wondering if your motors are too high/too far back? that could be putting too much forward rotation at low speeds which could be the reason it is plowing into the water. Your previous designs had the motors right up front and even pointing up a bit. Either way, your videos are excellent, thank you!

Sick arial shots

Nice. It’s awesome how you show it like it is including your failures.

Good work turning your hobby into something not only monetized but also thoroughly entertaining

A suggestion to save weight on the next round: build pontoons hollow.

man I could watch those drone and FPV shots for hours

The sunset shots with Mt. Rainer in the background are spectacular!

Those shots on the lake at 16 minutes are incredible

Thanks for this! There's for sure a gap on FPV Seaplanes models, glad someone else likes flying from water like I do! Cheers! 🌊+✈

Oh this is going to be amazeballs, you are a modelling master Dan

Nice first flight, and the clarity on that onboard camera is insane. Some beautiful footage, including the fog. Thank you.

the manufacturing process here was fascinating. thanks for sharing all the cool details!

Watching your videos is always an inspiring experience. I always feel the need to get up and build something after watching one. Thanks for sharing!

Looks really nice! I love your designs and building methods.

I'm so glad to see you still making great content. Thanks brother.

the last shots from the drone and the slowmo at the end are insane

I knew when rctestflight and Think Flight had their bromance there would be a love child. She's so cute!

I've watched this channel since the early days, the progress and change in technology and sophistication of your builds is impressive, nice work!

Great video from Lake Union and Montlake. So cool to see local creators show up on the feed!

Morning eggs and bacon on toast with some rctestflight videos to go with it is my favorite kind of morning

The FPV is stunning. Some more air to air flybys would have been great if the drone could keep up!

Getting close to the boats in the FPV segment was awesome! As always, be careful, but it was a really cool shot c:

Thats awesome! Your build very inspiring, thanks for sharing!

Loved seeing the air to air behind the scenes footage!

so good. the build. the trials. the drone footage. love it.

that final shot was beautiful

Awesome content as always. You've got a new fabrication method to use, and some experience doing it. Can't wait for the next project to get this treatment.

Beautiful build, man. You'd be right at home on an America's Cup team.

Man, that thing is so sweet, fpv looks great as well. Cheers 👍💪✌

Fun idea and project, congrats 👏🏿

Good job. Love seeing you experimenting.

I've been a subscriber since you were a kid. You make some cool stuff but I miss the early FPV days when you were just seeing what worked.

Wow, those drone shots are stunning!

I love your videos, bro! Glad you uploaded. I always enjoy having another new crazy project to build whenever you post a new video.

You know it's a good day when rctestflight posts!!

Wow. Beyond my comprehension. And from my old stomping grounds too!. You are an amazing engineer, covering all scopes of the physical/digital theater. Love your videos. If you are ever inclined to visit Montana, give me a tickle.

Your flight makes Seattle look so cool. Gasworks Park was my favorite place as a kid.

I really like how it starts from water straight up into the air quickly

Your projects are so cool. Love the videos.

This was a nice surprise. I like you making something that you're willing to spend some time on to do it right.

You and Nick Rehm inspired me to learn onshape and now I can make tons of stuff in there and have some really cool projects. It way expanded my follow through with my creativity.

ground effect is absolutely more proportional to size (specifically of the wing) and more weight simply means the cushion of air it builds has to "work harder" so to speak to provide enough pressure to make the ground effect as pronounced as an identical plane with less weight.

I think the orange for flying near people is GREAT. it adds some really cool reaction shots!

Another amazing machine. Love your work brother ❤️

That O3 has a brilliant picture.

Looks awesome to me. Great footage!

Those FPV shots were so cool!

Finally he's doing the rc stuff again. Next video some planey stuff and we good to go 🎉

"Unfortunately, not all problems in life can be solved by just wiggling them until the foam cures."

Of all things, I enjoyed the coordination with the drone pilot the most. Reminded me of flying virtual aerobatics. Formation flight is always beautiful.

The footage with the people in the back was epic 🤣👌👌

Looks like Gavin had some part in that. Like always Daniel you killed it bro. I love rctestflite.

Man awesome build! You and think flight are making some crazy stuff these days.

FYI you can also get kevlar interwoven with carbon fiber and save a step. Beautiful design and work regardless

Great content as usual, thank you. 🙂

That was really fun, thanks!

I am living vicariously through your cool hobbies.

Wow! What an amazing build!

You're a Mad Genius dude, I love your videos! 👌

WONDERFUL footage! 🤩🤩🤩

Sick drone footage

So much work to build it... good job!

Everything was great as always, and those slow motion shots at the end 😍

Far and away my favourite youtuber. Thanks for the videos

The footage with the drone and the slowmo at the end was amazing! Your building skills have advanced so much, man. Can’t wait what you come up with next :3

Really good build... but GREAT cinematography. Love your work.

Just searching drone fpv yesterday now you uploaded this damn

It does seem to fly really well.

Very beautiful, that looks like art for what it matters.

incredible work

Really nice footage at the end there.

That flies beautifully

I can't wait to see you do some variable geometry stuff, love to see an rctestflight rig that can go from 'dead slow' to 'holy crap!'

Fiberglass work is super satisfying to watch.

rctestflight vids make my day better

this guy is like a real-life version of Napoleon Dynamite. i mean that as a compliment, he's fascinating. sooner or later RCTF gonna build a working time machine

So fun! Impressive build. Ground effect is a function of wing span. Longer wings equal more ground effect. Something like half of the span of the wings in distanced to the surface is when the ground effect becomes noticeable.

Hey I said hi on my bike ride yesterday, sorry if I bothered you. I’ve always loved projects like yours, so it was super cool to see

I had one of the original Hobbyking Skippers, that after a few rounds of conformal coating and foam-tac, had a waterproof FPV setup. Now I fly an updated version of the same plane, the Josway Dragonfly, with a from-the-factory waterproof FPV camera. Gotta shake up the norms a bit, once in a while!

That's impressive!

best rc vehicle test channel EVER

That lawn is immaculate