Went THROUGH tree top!!!!

Prontow · 09-28-2008, 07:52 PM

OMG!!! I finally took my 600E out for a spin. Being out in the middle of a open field(other that the two trees in the center) sure does relieve some of the fear of hitting the house, car, shop, cat, and everything else in the back yard. I was doing some FFF and making sure to either go over the top or in front of the two trees in the middle of the field. "I will probably hit those trees" ran through my mind a couple of times but did not pay myself any mind.
Then it happened, scracck-slap-slap-whinnnn (the sound of the main gear stripping). I saw my previously uncrashed baby emerge from the other side of the tree, blades folded back as it tumbled with a shower of twigs and leaves. It was the coolest thing I had seen all day!(in a sick sort of way!)
Damage report- tail boom has some dents, flybar, horiz. fin(Plastic), main gear.
Everything else is intact, this thing is built like a tank, well at least if you are going through the tree tops!!

Now it has a green tint on the blades and has this green leafy outdoorsy odor to it.
Got to love this bird!

teshreve · 09-28-2008, 10:04 PM

They make a mess of a tree, don't they?
At least yours exited the tree(s)

DDragon · 09-29-2008, 08:25 AM

Did pretty much the same thing on Friday. Except just as it hit the outer branches I panicked and tried to drop her down "before" she hit. ... ah, I was too slow in my reactions, she hit the branches and dropped like a rock to the ground.

Damn tree jumped out in front of me!

-Cracked the rotortech blades (making them useless)
-stripped the main gear (like yours)
-bent the flybar
- stripped two servos

All in all not bad. The blades are the expensive part. Otherwise I had the other parts and had to order some DS821 gear sets.

Damn trees!

Heli_freak · 09-29-2008, 03:30 PM

Mental note: Remind myself when working in the yard that a Trex 600 is not a good solution for trimming trees, or anywhere for that matter.

Prontow · 09-29-2008, 07:21 PM

Too bad it was not an evergreen tree, then it would smell like Christmas morning!!

09-28-2008, 07:52 PM	#1
Prontow Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee	Went THROUGH tree top!!!! OMG!!! I finally took my 600E out for a spin. Being out in the middle of a open field(other that the two trees in the center) sure does relieve some of the fear of hitting the house, car, shop, cat, and everything else in the back yard. I was doing some FFF and making sure to either go over the top or in front of the two trees in the middle of the field. "I will probably hit those trees" ran through my mind a couple of times but did not pay myself any mind. Then it happened, scracck-slap-slap-whinnnn (the sound of the main gear stripping). I saw my previously uncrashed baby emerge from the other side of the tree, blades folded back as it tumbled with a shower of twigs and leaves. It was the coolest thing I had seen all day!(in a sick sort of way!) Damage report- tail boom has some dents, flybar, horiz. fin(Plastic), main gear. Everything else is intact, this thing is built like a tank, well at least if you are going through the tree tops!! Now it has a green tint on the blades and has this green leafy outdoorsy odor to it. Got to love this bird! Attached Thumbnails

09-29-2008, 08:25 AM	#3
DDragon Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Canada	Did pretty much the same thing on Friday. Except just as it hit the outer branches I panicked and tried to drop her down "before" she hit. ... ah, I was too slow in my reactions, she hit the branches and dropped like a rock to the ground. Damn tree jumped out in front of me! -Cracked the rotortech blades (making them useless) -stripped the main gear (like yours) -bent the flybar - stripped two servos All in all not bad. The blades are the expensive part. Otherwise I had the other parts and had to order some DS821 gear sets. Damn trees! __________________ Cheers, Deron. Too many helicopter and not enough time: Trex 744 turbine, PredWren, Trex 600, Trex 500, Trex 450. Anyone wanna buy a helicopter?

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09-28-2008, 10:04 PM	#2
teshreve Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Barton, Or	They make a mess of a tree, don't they? At least yours exited the tree(s)

09-29-2008, 03:30 PM	#4
Heli_freak Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego	Mental note: Remind myself when working in the yard that a Trex 600 is not a good solution for trimming trees, or anywhere for that matter.

09-29-2008, 07:21 PM	#5
Prontow Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tennessee	Too bad it was not an evergreen tree, then it would smell like Christmas morning!!