BeaverJamie
06-15-2006, 10:15 AM
Was out putting on the show for the girlfriend and I have just learned some forward flight and figure 8's so Im still a totally new pilot to this only on my 3rd gallon of fuel.
I had it in about a 10' hover and I was snapping the tail left right left right and all of a sudden it starts spinning out of control around wide open. My first reaction was to take a few steps back :shock: and I was like oh no this is going to cost me HUGE nothing would bring it back. Luckily it was dead calm and I have it trimmed out to fly hands off pretty well. So I start to let her down a bit and it spins faster. I bring it down close and chop it all at once and set it down. Didn't flip or anything just set down perfect nothing broken at all. Took the tail off and the previous owner (I bought it used) hadn't thread locked the set screws in the tail rod. So I found the screws floating around the tail locked her up. Out I went and flew some more. What an experience.
I had it in about a 10' hover and I was snapping the tail left right left right and all of a sudden it starts spinning out of control around wide open. My first reaction was to take a few steps back :shock: and I was like oh no this is going to cost me HUGE nothing would bring it back. Luckily it was dead calm and I have it trimmed out to fly hands off pretty well. So I start to let her down a bit and it spins faster. I bring it down close and chop it all at once and set it down. Didn't flip or anything just set down perfect nothing broken at all. Took the tail off and the previous owner (I bought it used) hadn't thread locked the set screws in the tail rod. So I found the screws floating around the tail locked her up. Out I went and flew some more. What an experience.