First dump

[skydude]

I guess it had to happen. I put my beautiful new hurri into the dirt. Fortunately it was a damp foggy day so the ground was soft on the flying (soccer) field.

I just recently started going into idle up. I have been resting my little finger on the throttle hold switcth with the thought that it is the only practical way to make prompt use of it.

My little finger twitched and activated the switch! Damn. I was coming about into a stiff head wind so the ground speed was not that great and it went down from about 15 feet up. Unscathed!!! I couldn't believe it. Kinda belly-flopped in and went over sideways. I freaked. Thought that was it. Cannot find anything wrong. Yee haw.

This is a very tough bird. At the very least the landing gear would have gone and probably the main shaft on the 450 rex's.

I flew it around and it seems fine.

My poor baby. Hitting the dirt. I am going to play it safe from now on though and not take any more stupid chances. Doing stupid things. Like flying it.

I did notice that contrast was really good in the light fog, morning light, and orientations were easier to distinguish than usual.

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[Wazzer]

That first crash is always a stomach churner!! I hate that feeling.

Really glad you didnt suffer too much damage and yes they are pretty tough birds

Ben

[mysticmead]

15 feet up... into a head wind....sounds like a perfect setup for an auto :D

[skydude]

15 feet up... into a head wind....sounds like a perfect setup for an auto :D

Wouldn't that have been cool? Obviously a different sport than the little 'splat' I performed. Oh my poor heli. I can still see it going in.

But it lives. I will never again put it into that dangerous situation. Flying.............Until tomorrow.

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[mjdee14]

Keep your "Finger" off the TH...unless you are prepared to use it !..
Put it someplace warm...like your nose (lol)

Glad to hear there was no damage...your right about the 550 being a tough old bird.

I'm not sure I care to save a few grams of weight with the "Hollow" main shaft...the OEM shaft is like a Sherman Tank....unbendable...

Although...I'm sure Wazzer or JB could find a way to bend one !! Or should I say Wazzer would find a way to bend JB's :cheers

[istandalone]

Put it someplace warm...like your nose (lol)



or your....wait this is supposed to be a pg-13 forum. nevermind.

[Mikej]

Sorry to hear that SD - I am still awaiting my first crash on my Hurri - won't be long I'm sure as I am just about to move on to circuits :wow2:

[vicrc]

Sorry about your first crash.... I had a my first crash just on my second hover, UGH! all totally my noobish fault. Hovered fine over the pool, just awesome I said to myself, lets try pyro and oh no!!! water!! smacked it onto a bush! Well at least I didn't have to go swimming....:roll:

[skydude]

Keep your "Finger" off the TH...unless you are prepared to use it !..
Put it someplace warm...like your nose (lol)

Although...I'm sure Wazzer or JB could find a way to bend one !! Or should I say Wazzer would find a way to bend JB's :cheers

Why do gorillas have big nostrils?..................................Because they have big fingers.

I am thinking I might rotate the switch 180 degrees, keep my fingers away from it (and my nose) and just be able to smack at it in an instant.

Only problem I see is that it is also easier to bump it inadvertently. At least when it operates 'up' it is hard to actuate accidently (except for a klutz, like me). But keeping it activate 'up' and keeping my finger away I am afraid I will be fumbling for it.

Actually I am not sure why I am worriying either way. I am not sure there is any hope for me no matter what I do. I am just going to keep flying like a granny anyway.

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[skydude]

Sorry to hear that SD - I am still awaiting my first crash on my Hurri - won't be long I'm sure as I am just about to move on to circuits :wow2:

Wait as long as you can. Baby steps. Control it every inch of it's flight path.

I try to only get serious 0.05% of the time max or when it is appropriate,whichever is less, but really, 6 months ago I got completely sick of pounding my 450 rex's in and realized I needed a change of approach. Haven't put one in til yesterday and you see what caused that. It was not getting out of my 'control' zone. Well, maybe I sorta was?

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[skydude]

I was looking over the Hurri this evening and marveling that everything is ok. I have never put one in that hard without something bending or breaking.

My good fortune is something I don't want to take for granted and I was thinking I should maybe sacrifice something.

Wazzer, do you think maybe JB would 'volunteer'? I know you guys have volcanos over there.

I don't suppose he is a virgin by any chance?

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[mysticmead]

sacrifice the flybar... just to appease the heli gods

[vicrc]

I heard... 'If you dont crash, your not learning', ROFL

[mjdee14]

I
Wazzer, do you think maybe JB would 'volunteer'? I know you guys have volcanos over there.

I don't suppose he is a virgin by any chance?

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Have you seen JB's Picture :thinking

He looks like he was "rode hard and put a way wet" !!

Aint no way that boy would quilify as a "Virgin" unlees maybe we are talking about him doing inverted tic tocs with funnels at the end.:nanabobo He may be a virgin at that....

[skydude]

Have you seen JB's Picture :thinking

He looks like he was "rode hard and put a way wet" !!

Aint no way that boy would quilify as a "Virgin" unlees maybe we are talking about him doing inverted tic tocs with funnels at the end.:nanabobo He may be a virgin at that....

As far as I know it is never qualified as to the specificatioins required for the virgin. I have only heard 'Sacrifice virgin'.

Sounds like any virgin will do.

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[mjdee14]

Sounds like any virgin will do.

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I think you may be right.....so that also qualifies Wazzer.....and the Gods usually like "tender YOUNG meat" over old worn out over the hill tough old birds....

So if we could sacrifice Wazzer to the heli Gods.....and the rest of us would't crash, ever,

I say , Wazzer, it's been nice knowing you....and your sacrifice is for the higher good of heli flyers everywhere....You will be remembered :noteworthy

[Wazzer]

Hey wait a minute!!

I know my angelic good looks suggest I may be young but i aint no Virgin!!

Virgin on the ridiculous maybe...

And I'm pretty sure that JB aint no virgin either!!

"Have you seen JB's Picture"

Especially that last one when he is up the mountain!!

And I'm sure my last crash closely resembled an inverted tic toc with a funnel at the end so that rules me out.... phew!!

Besides some of you need to brush up on your geography (no names mentioned skydude!) as there are no volcanoes around here!
We are in the center of the "Pacific Rim of Fire" so miles away from anything to dangerous like that.

Well we do have a small mud volcano on a nearby island. So maybe we could drown him in that?

I maybe able to pass on the phone number of a ticked off ex security guard who might help out!

Give me some advance warning and I will make sure his Heli's are at my house for some preventative maintenance!!

we can share the spare parts boxes between us

[Wazzer]

well apart from MJDEE that is he is definetly off my xmas card list!!

[mjdee14]

JB old Buddy.....where are you ? we need to talk about the Wazzer kid !! :badair:

Us old farts need to stick together...!!!

[skydude]

[QUOTE=Wazzer;616708
Besides some of you need to brush up on your geography (no names mentioned skydude!) as there are no volcanoes around here!
We are in the center of the "Pacific Rim of Fire" so miles away from anything to dangerous like that.

we can share the spare parts boxes between us[/QUOTE]

My bad. Well, if it WERE me that made that geographical blunder. Since I have not been specifically mentioned???? I guess I don't have to own up to it.

In the center?.....Of a ring of volcanos?......Hmmm, are you guys actually in the center of one HUGE volcano. Like the Yellowstone caldera? Only bigger? Yellowstone has mud pots.

But if there are no pits of fire we will have to improvise. Perhaps we could call on the Wild Man of Borneo to do the deed. Wait, that's right. JB might be the Wild Man of Borneo.

Hmmmmm????

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[skydude]

Well, I found it. Left front skid is bent ever so slightly. Didn't notice it looking over the 'important' stuff but now I am like, Damn, my new hurri.

The gods must be angry.

Mystic, I have been inspired. Actually starting to auto in the landings. Silly easy actually. I am surprized at how well the hurri settles in. Seems like I have all day to bring it down.

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[Hawk18052]

Hurricane 550 Flying and Just Awesome, I'm in Love! (Donated by Very Generous JB)

I got the E-mail that mines on the way but how do you get 1 donated?

Hawk

[skydude]

Wazzer. I've got it. This has to work. I have been planning it for over 20 minutes.

OK. It's like this. Mt. St. Helen is an ACTIVE volocano. Now it is not spewing lava nor does it have a pool of molten lava in its crater but I am not sure that is actually a prerequisite. I think it just says - 'sacrifice virgin'.

So, first of all, to throw him off he will only be referred to as 'him' or 'he'. Then we need to set the idea in 'his' head that there will be incredible reknown for:

The first person to stand on the very edge of an active volcano, facing backwards, extended out on toes, while flying a picco z with one hand, while smoking a cigarette, WHILE DOING SHOTS. And of course by throwing one's head back to do a shot.....?????

In 'his' quest for records he will be blind to the danger, only seeing the glory.

In order to ensure the deal goes through we can have Hawk 'pretend' to show him how it is done. This has the potential of solving two situations.

Now there is a probability that someone could easily survive an 'accidental' fall into the crater of Mt. St. Helen as it is not straight down and it is covered with snow. In that case we will have to go to plan B.

But if it works.....Think of it. The heli's Wazzer. All yours. One of us can be at Hawks door when his arrives since we now know it is coming. "Yeah, I am Hawk. Where do you want me to sign" And we all have 'clean' consciouses cuz nobody actually did anything.

Simple as that.

I know this may be a bit gruesome but I do not think there is any other way.

If it doesn't work we will all have to face that possibility that the gods remain angry and we may crash sometime in the future. And Wazzer, you will have only your own heli's to fly.

So if anyone catches 'him' reading this post you have to distract 'him'. Something like 'Hey, what's that?" and then point............like......this......???? never mind. Just distract him. Or divert his attention with something like 'Hey, ('him') Did you see the connectors on that new lipo?. If he catches wind of this his reason may overcome his insane desire for glory, dooming us all to a potential future of having to face the possibility of crashing.

We can increase the 'conspiracy' chatter along the original front. Divert 'his' attention back to concentrating on 'brakes' and 'onion sandwhiches'. He will never see this coming.

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[skydude]

Hawk. What are you doing on this thread?

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[istandalone]

[QUOTE][I got the E-mail that mines on the way but how do you get 1 donated?/QUOTE]

trying to get a free one! can't blame the guy for trying lol.