Talkin' DarkFest with Sam Reynolds (in a van) - The Ride Companion Episode 42
The Ride Companion
TRC Media House
4.9 • 533 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2022
⏱️ 116 minutes
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Sam Reynolds talks about DarkFest 2022 with Olly Wilkins in the back of a van on the way to Vanta Jam. During this episode Olly and Davi talk about X-Games Japan, The Cycle Show, The World's best FPV drone shot, The Red Bull plane swap fail, a lunch n learn plus more...
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| 0:00.0 | here we go ladies gentlemen episode 42 the ride companion we're in we're in we're in |
| 0:15.9 | i would say that i always say that i noticed because when you edit a YouTube video, as you know, Benny, as you know, Davey, you sort of watch it over and over again. And I've noticed every time I start following someone on a GoPro, I always say, we're in. It's really annoying. |
| 0:32.9 | We're in. I can't stop doing it. |
| 0:35.9 | Yeah, I always used to say dropping in, any time I dropped in behind |
| 0:39.8 | someone, it would just be weird. You'd be like, we're not on dropping TV, just, just chill, dude. |
| 0:46.0 | Do you think it's weird that we're like going into people's ears and eyes, like, as you put |
| 0:50.7 | words out into the internet? It's so strange. It is pretty weird. |
| 0:55.6 | It's pretty weird. |
| 0:57.1 | I actually made the mistake. |
| 1:00.9 | I didn't tell a drone operator that I was dropping in. |
| 1:04.2 | So there was a train of people dropping into trails yesterday. |
| 1:05.0 | Yeah. And I didn't tell him I was, so he thought he was following the last guy and he was in front of me. |
| 1:09.5 | So then he shit himself and like swerved off. Came back around and followed me. Yeah. And then he hit me in midair. I've had |
| 1:15.9 | so many close run-ins with drones. Have you? I honestly have. I really, actually, I'll be |
| 1:21.7 | honest, I'm really scared of drones. Yeah. I've never been, I've never ridden with a drone or been chased by a drone or anything with a drone. I've had zero drone experiences. Dude, you know the damage that a tiny drone can do? Yeah, there's little propellers. I guess if that hit you anywhere on the body, it's going to hurt, it's no joke. Even like a proper, like, civilian drone, you know, like one that you can get from curries. Benny, you ever cut your fingers or anything on drone? You've used drone |
| 1:48.0 | quite a even like a proper like civilian drone you know like one that you can get from curries |
| 1:44.3 | ben you ever you ever cut your fingers or anything on drone you've used drone quite a bit haven't you |
| 1:48.8 | yeah uh no i don't think i have actually but they are no like you say yeah i think i've cut myself |
| 1:54.3 | i was in um there was a really yolo drone pilot when i was doing the tourist board job in indonesia |
| 1:59.4 | and uh he was really like, he lost his drone a load. |
| 2:05.8 | Like, and it was a race drone. |
| 2:06.9 | So it's small, very hard to find. |
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