Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Boeing developing unmanned aircraft...
Boeing Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator Achieves Autonomous Flight
The Boeing Persistent Munition Technology Demonstrator (PMTD), a test bed for future unmanned aerial vehicles, flew autonomously for the first time during a test in April at Vandalia Municipal Airport, Ill.
Comment by Pete: Hey is that an OS .46FX I see?
Friday, July 21, 2006
Guano Man starts work on his scratch built ... F-15
Benji starts to build an F-15 with parts from other crashed airplanes. Bengineering at its best.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
In Memoriam - Benjamin Pierre "The Guano Man"
I have just found out that our dear friend Benji has passed away. I never saw somebody that enjoyed life more than him. He was happiest with a remote control radio in his hands. There wasn't a problem Benji couldn't solve. We even coined the word "Bengineering" for his inventions. He was like a mad scientist always working on his latest project. When one of his contraptions didn't perform as expected, he would always say "back to the lab". Like all of us, he had plenty of problems in life, but you wouldn't know it, because he was always smiling with a carefree easy going demeanor, always willing to help anybody, always the optimist.
I last saw him at the Fort Lauderdale Air Show a couple of weeks ago. He looked really happy with his new girlfriend. Everybody knew Benji, he was sort of a legend in the flying field. It was funny how every time he was going to test fly one of his homemade craft all the other pilots landed their airplanes to give him the full airspace and enjoy the show. Benji drowned in Amelia Earhart Park yesterday trying to recover his remote control boat in the lake. He died doing what he loved. He was only 31 and leaves behind two children. Rest in Peace my friend.
Benji' favorite phrases:
"It will fly!" Looking at his latest invention.
"But of course!" When you asked him if he knew how to fix/do something.
"They sold you/him a dream"
"Praaaaaaaaa!" As he described a vehicle crashing recounting flight operations for the day.
"What a bag!" When he saw somebody elses plane crash and turn into a bag of sticks.
"It's bat guano" Used to describe a piece of shit hardware or device.
"I'm a genius in box" Describing his mechanical abilities.
This is the article of the accident as reported in the Miami Herald.
A man drowned in Hialeah, trying to save a remote control boat
By ANDREA TORRES atorres@MiamiHerald.com
A 31-year-old man drowned Monday evening as he attempted to rescue a motorized, remote control boat in a lake at Hialeah's Amelia Earhart Park, 401 East 65th St. The man was using a raft to paddle into the middle of the lake to get the disabled boat, but the other boats didn't stop the race. One accidentally rammed the raft, puncturing it and causing it to deflate, said Jesse Casales, a spokesman for Miami-Dade Fire Rescue.
The man did not know how to swim, Casales said. A few friends jumped in to rescue him, to no avail, as his fiancée and the man's baby daughter looked on. Divers recovered the man's body Monday night. His identity has not been released.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
The Birth of Big Gray
It all started with a vision and the crashed remains of my first R/C plane. A Thunder Tiger 40 trainer. Guano man was about to transform a bag of sticks into his first scratch built R/C creation. A fascimile of the renowned Cessna 337. The twin tail- twin inline engine light airplane made famous by the Hermanos al Rescate (Brothers to the Rescuse). In fact, Benji's inspiration came from watching one of these land at Opa Locka airport one day on his way home. Here is the first set of photos....
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Benji's rebuilt T-34..
If I remember correctly the canopy was a 2 liter soda bottle, because the original canopy was destroyed in the crash.
The two daring pilots. These dudes survived many crashes. The last one was killed on the Mirage crash in Tamiami Park. It's remains could not be identified. I think Benji named them Lt. Taco and Buzz...
The two daring pilots. These dudes survived many crashes. The last one was killed on the Mirage crash in Tamiami Park. It's remains could not be identified. I think Benji named them Lt. Taco and Buzz...
Steve's Apaches...
These planes belonged to Steve....Frank's friend that left for the Air Force. He was an awesome flyer. I remember we used to look at him in awe when we were just getting our feet wet. The wrecked one belonged to his brother, who he was teaching to fly that day. I also recall he had a cool low wing T-34 that had a wing failure and crashed. He gave the remains to Guano man and he crudely rebuilt it. It barely flew because he reinforced it so much it was heavy a shit. It only flew once. Guano almost hit the Home Depot in the Miramar field after he lost control of the highly unstable rebuilt version. Guano man himself was learning about building and flying. I remember it was almost dark when he hit the Palm tree near Home Depot.
Remember the two little pilots that Benji would put in all his homebuilt planes? They came from that T-34. I think I have a photo of it somewhere. William I don't think you were a member of the club yet. This was very early on. Or maybe you were I can't recall.
Remember the two little pilots that Benji would put in all his homebuilt planes? They came from that T-34. I think I have a photo of it somewhere. William I don't think you were a member of the club yet. This was very early on. Or maybe you were I can't recall.
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