tailboom
05-27-2006, 01:20 AM
The other day I was out doing some basic maneuvers, first hovering ,then a few quick dashes to and fro followed by some quick turns and rolls/loops. Everything seemed to be going great, you know, the kind of day where everything seems to be coming together. A perfect blend of weather, time , and feel of flight. I was "in the zone". So I felt like trying a double roll followed by a 360. I brought the Raven up so as to gain in speed, then started down, did the double roll, and started the 360 when the engine started to die!! I was only ten feet off the deck! As a reaction I throttled up and the engine was starting to come back to life. The bird was now only five feet from ground level as the mighty OS 50 SH-hyper started to pull. I could hear the blades start to dig in to the air. My adrenaline was at a peak now. I think this is why I'm a heli-freak. I spend a lot of hard earned cash on it, and it repays me with adrenaline! Man and heli as one!