After a crash

[brunsflyer]

I just crashed my heli today for the first time and i have some questions about what to do.

should i take everything apart and check everything?
or is there something i just need to look at?

Things that is broke from looking at it.

tail boom
landing gear
blades
maybe TT dont noe yet.

so the question is break down the whole heli or just take a very good look at everything.


plus one blade is still good do i keep it or just throw it away or get a set of the same blades (V-blades) and use it as a spare?

[TheBum]

You'll be able to tell if the non-engine portion of the drive train is OK once you get it back together and spin the main gear clockwise and counterclockwise (to check the one-way bearing). If you have the head on the main shaft, you can also check to see if the main shaft is bent by watching for a wobble in the head button while spinning the shaft.

I had some damage to my engine on my first crash and discovered it by looking in the exhaust port while turning the crankshaft, so it would probably be good to pull the muffler and make sure the piston and piston ring are OK.

Did the engine run a lot after it hit the ground? If so, you may want to pull the engine and check the clutch bell to see if the liner is still OK.

[brunsflyer]

nope the heli was about 3 or 4 feet off the ground running normal 1700 rpm. the tail started to rotate by it self so i panic and crashed. i put it on throttle hold and the heli didnt do the funkt chicken just idle about a minute or so. i'm just worry if i need to break apart everything for cracks and stuff or just do what you say by check just the head. i have a whole new 600N kit so i can pretty much change everything but just wanna see if i can save most of my first heli parts. i noe the blades will have to change so i have a spare set.


the damage dont look to bad but im just very careful to fly till its 100%

[TheBum]

It sounds like your engine and clutch should be OK then.