I crash my Logo 6003D bad.....

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

:( Well..... I ran outside just before dark to get a flight in. The wind died down and the clouds didn't bother me so figured.... 'Not much daylight left, I'll just be careful and get in a quicky."

The pictures tell the story of my disorientation and heart ache. Looks like I will be a few months before it's back in the air. :bawl:hug:

EDIT*** Here is a list of the damage. :shock:

4058 Frame Half Left $35.00
4057 Frame Half Right $35.00
4075 Main Shaft $35.00
4098 Tail Boom $25.00
4097 Tail Boom Brace $23.00
4073 Tail Servo Pushrod $17.00
3037 Stabilizer Bridge $8.50
2496 Skid Tubes $5.50
2359 Flybar paddles $8.00
2495 Landing Gear $8.50
2383 Swash Guide Braket $4.00
1589 Control rod $2.00ea
1586 Head Link $2.00ea
1565 Link End $5.50
915 Blade Grip $12.50
961 Flybar Spacer and ball
956 Flybar $7.50
965 Flybar links $5.50
912 Head Block Pins $1.00
Flightpower 5s 3700 EVO 25C (I was using 2 in series) Should be able to get a 50% off replacement warranty.... $200
Futaba 9252 gears and case ???
CY 600mm Blades $85.00

TOTAL $525.00 give or take a little

[Mercuriell]

Gee Jeremy - what a bummer - so sorry to see that :hug: - you live you die - you fly you burn - it's all part of a circle of life thing - none of us progress without experience and sometimes it's a bitter pill.

OK enough sentimentalising - get those frames stripped down, get a picture off to FP to enquire about their 50% crash damage warrantly and post a list of bits needed - looks like the tail came off relatively unscathed - is the boom OK ? might be mostly frames and lipo

[wren1702]

Oh crap, Sorry about that! That's the worst I've ever seen.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

get a picture off to FP to enquire about their 50% crash damage warrantlyThey have what???


looks like the tail came off relatively unscathed - is the boom OK ? might be mostly frames and lipo
I was suprised the tail is perfect other than the boom.
Both frame halves are toast.
One Flightpower 5s EVO 25C 3700..... toast
Flybar
One blade grip
Mainshaft
Landing gear
One servo striped out
bits and pieces etc. etc. etc.
:(

[Hulley]

Holy Crap! What the hell happen? I feel for ya man, i really do.:hug: Thats sux big time, I remember my last really big crash, it spooked me so bad I couldnt fly right for a while. :arggg:

[Mercuriell]

OK so she went in more or less nose first - well after the shock has worn off - get back in the saddle - get your order into FP for a crash damage replacement lipo (FP rock:thumbup:) and beg - borrow - sell your body - pawn the dog - do what it takes to get them spare parts on order I reckon about US$120 worth + blades & lipo - keep us posted man and good luck!

[t-rexn8]

Really sorry to see you crashed your new bird. I take it your newly painted canopy is dusted?? Very sorry man. I know these heli's are built to be light, but man plastic is plastic and it doesnt seem like these frames are very strong. Rigid airframe yes, but not made to be crashed at all. Not trying to talk bad about Mikado because they are made the way they are for a reason. I just recall everyone saying how strong these frames were, even over carbon fiber and this is obviously NOT TRUE.

Sorry to ask but could you tell us exactly how it went in? ( speed, direction,orientaion,etc.)

I hope you at least have a back-up heli to fly.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

It hit full throttle going farely fast from about 30 feet up. Hit on it's nose at a 45 degree angle. I don't think any frames could survive that kind of hit.. carbon or not.

I did not have the canopy on it so that's one thing I can be very happy about.

I'm making a parts list now. It will be about $400+ range....... I think that's not to bad really. Still sucks though.

[BruceW]

Wow Jeremy, I'm really sorry to see that crash so soon after your build. That really sucks. I guess we all knew getting a Logo was not going to be a cheap in case of a crash.

[th3tick]

OUCH!

So you popped the pack and it didn't flame out? Interesting...

Sympathy and spare parts all around.
John

[zguy]

I'm making a parts list now. It will be about $400+ range....... I think that's to bad really. Still sucks though.


Would it be cheaper to buy a new kit? Sorry about the loss :(

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

The sadest thing of all is how this all happened.

I was outside just taking it easy flying in figure eights and a loop or two. Doing nothing fancy. Well next thing you know I hear a dog barking and running at me..... my brothers big happy Lab dog. He lives over the hill from my parents house on the family land. So anyways I set my radio on a tripod when I fly because I'm hadicaped and can't hold my transmitter on my own means. Back to the dog. It comes running and barking and starts jumping all over me and the tripod, nocking it over on the ground then me on the ground. Next the heli hits 6ft from me. Then the dog gets spooked by the heli hitting and runs home!!! Disorintation yes.... hard laying on the ground grabing for the remote and looking back up to see what the heli is doing then smack!!! Not enough time to do anything or tell what it's doing plus it's late in the evening and cloudy.

I feel like killing me a dog. I just feel sick about the whole thing.

[NTM]

Wow, that's some carnage !

I've put mine in twice already, first time I had a bit of a brain fade and killed power while hovering inverted 6 inches up. That wasn't too bad, just shafts, blades and a boom.
The second one I think the reciever saw low voltage and it just tumbled down from about 30 feet up. That did the frames, boom, shafts, canopy, blades and my flightpower 10s 4350mah was severely bent up. I just ordered a new kit to replace it and the battery is charging and balancing okay, thank goodness.
I just had a couple 10s 25c 3700 packs replaced via flightpower's 50% crash warranty. Very nice customer service !

And trexn8, you've clearly never seen the carnage that results from planting a carbon framed logo 14 !
Much worse, and more expensive to repair.

Orientation practice is something I wish I'd spent more time on, it'd have saved me a ton of money, lol.
Maybe throw in a crazed dog once in a while to keep me sharp !
That sucks though, sue the dog for damages !

Good luck with the rebuild, don't let it get you down Jeremy.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Good luck with the rebuild, don't let it get you down Jeremy.

My birthday is in 8 days so that means birthday money from the family...:) I think I will send my brother a bill.

[hamslice]

yeah i think it is a jinx. it always seems like if i say "one last flight" or "I will just fly this one pack" i always seem to crash. now i always say i am goin to fly again. so i dont make the heli gods mad.

[wren1702]

I know it sucks when you crash and it's not even your or the helicopters fault! :o

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

From now on I will call my brothers house and tell him to put the damn dogs in the garage before I fly. :lol: (Trying to find humor in all this)

[Mercuriell]

yeah i think it is a jinx. it always seems like if i say "one last flight" or "I will just fly this one pack" i always seem to crash. now i always say i am goin to fly again. so i dont make the heli gods mad.

Doesn't take much to make them heli gods mad - good advice though - also I say if you crash one heli - don't fly the other(s) as there is only one thing worse than a crashed heli and that is TWO crashed helis

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Anyone know where I can get this part.... 961 Flybar Spacer I don't see it on esprit website

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

Just orderd a bunch of stuff from Esprit.com :happyd

Here is a complete list of everything else I'm looking for. Let me know if you have any of this or where I can get it. :hug:

2359 Flybar paddles
2495 Landing Gear
1586 Linkage Rod
956 Flybar
961 The small round tubes that slide over the flybar

I'm also looking for
Futaba 9252 case and gears
600mm Blades

I sent Will a PM about the Lipo.

[t-rexn8]

Moving on and getting it fixed. Now that is the right attitude. Hope the rebuild goes well. Good to hear that nice new canopy is OK.

[BruceW]

Here is a link to the 9252 gears and maybe one of the other cases are interchangeable (needs more research).

http://www.grandrc.com/inc/sdetail/49531

Landing gear:
http://www.espritmodel.com/browseproducts/MIK2495---Landing-Bow-L10--16--20.HTML

linkage rod:
http://www.espritmodel.com/browseproducts/MIK1586---Control-Rod-60mm.HTML

flybar:
http://www.espritmodel.com/browseproducts/MIK0956---Flybar-450mm-L20.HTML

tubes on flybar:
http://www.grandrc.com/inc/sdetail/19279

Or just google MIK{part#}. In the case of 956 & 061 just precede with 0 since the parts are listed with 4 digits.

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

I just wanted to publically thank Mercuriell for donating Landing Gear, Flybar Paddles & Servo Case with Gears. :noteworthy :hug:

I can't say thanks enough..... no place like Heli Freak.

[Finless]

Dude man.... I would have me some dog or at least a brother!!!
Sheesh that sucks.

Reminds me of my Logo 14 crash
http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=26740

Sorry to hear about it Lith.... You will get over it though and hopefully you wont have another one like that man!

Bob

[LITHIUMSTATIC]

He called me twice tonight to ask questions about his website..... couldn't bring myself to causing him to flip out over his dog. Didn't tell him......yet. Got to think of a way to break it to him gently.