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raptor30v2owner
06-16-2007, 07:26 PM
hey all
well today was another day to go to the shop to run another tank to break in my os37 on my 30
so we put a pipe through the landing gear and bunjy corded it to the pipe
so alls well and we started her up
ran her at 1/4 throttle
so i dont know what happend but my instructor said "i dont dare do that" and all of a sudden iit hits HALF throttle by itself and 2 secs later it RIPS ITSELF OFF THE LANDING GEAR AND lays itself on itside and when the one blade was ripped off it made a dent in the building and also made a outragusly loud shotgun sounding boom! it annoyed the people at the nextdoor resturant
im just posting this to let u know to check ur radio system/failsafe thouroly for glithcin/malfunction
btw happy fathers day
LITHIUMSTATIC
06-16-2007, 07:30 PM
:WOW That really sucks! What kind of radio system are you using?
raptor30v2owner
06-16-2007, 08:07 PM
jr xp7202h
i forgot to mention
no one was hurt or injured at all were all fine
it just scared the crap outa me
and the damages are like $20 total so im in great luck here
Skiddz
06-17-2007, 01:54 AM
Don't trust the landing gear to hold down a heli. Strap down the frame if you're gonna strap it down at all.. How come ya just didn't make the thing slobberingly rich and hover a tank?
ntwaddell
06-17-2007, 02:38 AM
I started breaking in my new raptor. Good to know about not trusting the landing gear. I made mine slobbery rich, the smoke haze was burning my eyes!
BarracudaHockey
06-17-2007, 07:42 AM
No need to strap down a helicopter in any form.
WayneBrown
06-17-2007, 08:46 AM
strapping a chopper down for anything other than transport is asking for an accident.
Hopefully the $20 will teach the same lesson as $1000 would have.
Break 'em in in the air.
flyinfool
06-17-2007, 10:19 AM
Many helies will go into ground resonance and self destruct when strapped down, especially at very low head speeds.

Hovering at least 2 rotor diameters high, is a much better break in that sitting on the ground.
On the ground, or very low, you will be kicking up a lot more dust, bugs and dirt for the engine to eat.
ferincr
06-17-2007, 02:06 PM
Wow! I don't think I would have the guts to tie down a running heli. For me is as scaring as to hold it by the boom while hovering.
raptor30v2owner
06-17-2007, 03:58 PM
yea i gotta let the guy know that but we dont have much space for hovering
guess we will have to travel a little
but thanks for all the tips guys