View Full Version : not happy at all!
Raptile
03-17-2008, 11:02 AM
This is sad :(
It happens ...
How much you damaged and what happened?
BruceW
03-17-2008, 11:42 AM
Oh that one hurts! I feel for you and hopefully the damage isn't too costly.
Panda
03-17-2008, 06:38 PM
Holy S***! Sorry for you, how did that happen? Hope the frame and electronics (LiPo) is still OK....
Peter
Raydee
03-17-2008, 08:53 PM
Ouch...tell us the deatails please.
itsparks
03-17-2008, 10:02 PM
Im sorry to see man, BUT keep your chin up and don't give up.
Blackrat
03-18-2008, 04:34 AM
dont tell me its a snapped mainshaft in flight ?
looks like the blades hit the ground first and then snapped the shaft ?
its a sad sight, hope its not too heavy on the wallet
buster1
03-18-2008, 01:17 PM
I hate crashes and have had my share,
but looks like the damage is not horrible - I hope its not that bad,
Jeff
to be honest it was dumb thumb, i was doing a chaos launch but didnt put enough pitch in when i took off the deck, so i tried to stop the chaos half way through, and hit the blades in the dirt, which pulled the shaft in 2.
Damage is:
Spindle (i guess, but i doubt its broken, but i replace anyway)
main shaft
most of the head links
blades
swashplate
frames (but not enough to buy a new set)
tail gearbox half where the fin snapped
tail grips
tail pitch slider
KB tail blades shattered into 100's of bits
UC bows and skids
So all in all, a moderate crash, just annoying! the heli is only 20 flights old and has had 2 crashes!
buster1
03-18-2008, 05:12 PM
was your first crash mechanical or 3D related?
Don't feel bad - I have crashed new helis. in the first 20 flights as well.
this crash was 3D flying with 2D thumbs :YeaBaby:
first crash was forgetting to loctite the tail blade grips!
itsparks
03-18-2008, 09:04 PM
this crash was 3D flying with 2D thumbs :YeaBaby:
first crash was forgetting to loctite the tail blade grips!
Do you have a rough estimate of the repair cost ?
http://www.rcflightstore.com might have some of the pieces.
Jase
those prices mean nothing to me as i am in the UK.
i suspect it will be a mid priced crash, maybe equivalent of 200USD?
Ian
itsparks
03-19-2008, 10:19 AM
those prices mean nothing to me as i am in the UK.
Ian
Rip my head off then gesh, i was helping, go totall your heli then!!!
Christ dude, calm down!
I'm just saying those prices are of little help because of exchange rates and stuff, thanks for the link though.
Im glad i didnt mention i work for the distributor of the kits in the UK, you would probably send someone round to total my heli for me :thumbdown:
otisflies
03-19-2008, 01:03 PM
Ditto on that....calm down. I don't think he was trying to rip your head off. Kind of makes sense if you're recommending a Canadian supplier to see where the guy lives.
Almost have my 500 ready to fly and 200USD for hitting the ground doesn't seem too horrible. At least thanks to the frames the battery is ok.
OICU812
03-19-2008, 02:48 PM
Jase I realize you were trying to offer help that's cool, but Ian shows on his location that he is in UK and he was only trying to say that the site is not usefull to him simply cause of his location, I do not feel any haste was intended by Ian at all. Both intentions were good, lets move on from that be well. :hug: