Genius CP draws blood

[rojack]

Third battery pack of the morning, getting frustrated with my lousy 3D skills, got a little sloppy and let the heli get a little too close to my face, so swatted it away like a bug with my hand, but it bit back! Nice little slice on the side of my fingertip. Stings like a mother.

Lesson learned: Yeah it's a small little heli, but at nearly 4000 rpm, those thin little blades do slice! This is not a toy!! Be warned!

[crf69]

let this be the only heli that hits you rojack.......

but if you can please in the future avoid contact with you and other living things besides bugs

[john aeras]

Moral of the story... don't swat helis when they're close, move out of the way instead!
(not to mention if you get used to the habit, you might try swatting a 700 out of the way and... you know... )

[rojack]

Got too used to my old Blade mSR. I used to land that thing in the palm of people's hands. No way those blades could draw blood, but this is a different beast entirely!

[f.a.r.m.e.r]

Originally Posted by rojack

Third battery pack of the morning, getting frustrated with my lousy 3D skills, got a little sloppy and let the heli get a little too close to my face, so swatted it away like a bug with my hand, but it bit back! Nice little slice on the side of my fingertip. Stings like a mother.

Lesson learned: Yeah it's a small little heli, but at nearly 4000 rpm, those thin little blades do slice! This is not a toy!! Be warned!

i been sliced by mine to trying to catch it and man it feels like an over sized paper cut and stings to. oh well lesson learned

btw glad it wasn't your face

happy safe flying

dave

[DocD]

Originally Posted by f.a.r.m.e.r

i been sliced by mine to trying to catch it and man it feels like an over sized paper cut and stings to. oh well lesson learned

btw glad it wasn't your face

happy safe flying

dave

What was it you tacked your head speed at Dave 5700 at that speed you should not have felt a thing

Regards David

[f.a.r.m.e.r]

Originally Posted by DocD

What was it you tacked your head speed at Dave 5700 at that speed you should not have felt a thing

Regards David

Lol david havnt had it happen with that motor it would cut my finger off especially with the kbdd main blades they are hard an sharp

Ouch that would.hurt

Hope all is well David

Happy holidays

Dave

[ruku56021]

Not sure why you didn't move backwards or simply fly the heli away from yourself. Lesson learnt obviously though.

[Magooch]

[bytemuncher]

The genius has caught me in the arm and leg a few times and it hurts. I can't imagine what a larger 600-700 size heli would do. They're like flying lawn mowers.

[heli ed1]

*****where is the blood its only a scratch

Grtz Ed

[heli ed1]

If it was a bigger heli then you can talk about blood
Lucky it was your genius
Happy recovery

Grtz Ed

[Scott Bowersox]

Ouch. I've been attacked by my GCP twice. Luckily the first time was outside in the garage where I was wearing a heavy leather jacket. Doesn't phase it.

Second time was in living room where it hit my chest. That one stung with just a heavy long sleeve on as it grazed a nip!

[ignaceous]

I can completely relate. I've also encountered many situations where I have to discipline my heli, so a little tough love is sometimes necessary as most of these are spoiled right out the box. If you want to be more proactive, however, I suggest you don't wait till the last minute when the aircraft is airborne. You might find it more effective to discipline it while it's on the ground or while holding it. Spanking it/calling it "bad heli" sometimes helps, but do so lightly as you don't want to damage it it's tail boom. Another drawback with this method is that there are some known cases where the heli actually likes it and misbehaves on purpose just to get this sort of punishment. My advice is get to know your heli, what it likes/dislikes and establish a positive reinforcement system (i.e. rewarding it with upgrades).

Hope this helps

Cheers

[shastamike]

Originally Posted by ignaceous

I can completely relate. I've also encountered many situations where I have to discipline my heli, so a little tough love is sometimes necessary as most of these are spoiled right out the box. If you want to be more proactive, however, I suggest you don't wait till the last minute when the aircraft is airborne. You might find it more effective to discipline it while it's on the ground or while holding it. Spanking it/calling it "bad heli" sometimes helps, but do so lightly as you don't want to damage it it's tail boom. Another drawback with this method is that there are some known cases where the heli actually likes it and misbehaves on purpose just to get this sort of punishment. My advice is get to know your heli, what it likes/dislikes and establish a positive reinforcement system (i.e. rewarding it with upgrades).

Hope this helps

Cheers

[rcfanatic854]

I tried to catch my Wasp Nano (basically a Super CP) in my hand by the tail boom... Didn't work... The heli slipped and whacked the tip of my finger and my wrist. It swelled up like a cat scratch. Lesson learned.

[mnementh]

I haven't been bitten by any of my microhelis; though I've gotten love-nips from the tailrotors on all of my 450s at one time or another...


mnem
Needs more cow.

[OriginalGum]

"Merely a flesh wound..."

[rcfanatic854]

Originally Posted by OriginalGum

"Merely a flesh wound..."

HAHAHAHA!!! Just saw that last night!