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jhamel · 07-10-2016, 11:00 AM

R.I.P.

9sec240 · 07-10-2016, 11:18 AM

Sorry for your loss..

jhamel · 07-10-2016, 11:27 AM

It was its 408th flight. It was cloudy and windy today. I let it get too far downwind for me to see it well. I could not tell if it was getting closer or further away. When it became a small dot, I just cut power and watch the little dot go down behind the tree line.

mverhorst · 07-10-2016, 12:04 PM

Toocool4 · 07-10-2016, 02:48 PM

Oh sorry to hear that, will you be able to look for it?

jhamel · 07-10-2016, 02:57 PM

I looked in the vicinity to make sure it did not damage any property or hurt anyone. I've written it off as a loss.

Toocool4 · 07-10-2016, 04:19 PM

I think you should not give up just yet, I remember reading on Helifreak about a guy that lost his heli but found it about 6 months later intact but not at a location he thought it had gone down at. So there is always hope.

rb30cory · 07-10-2016, 04:21 PM

Sorry to hear this. Keep looking you never know!!

Rodney Kirstine · 07-11-2016, 12:25 PM

Oh man, what a bummer.

LoveToFly1 · 07-13-2016, 01:52 PM

never give up! keep looking man! that thing may have tons of usable parts. esp if you cut the power!

jhamel · 07-13-2016, 02:21 PM

I have an appt with the optometrist tomorrow. I hope a new prescription will solve this losing a heli issue. 😀

crashcopterman · 07-13-2016, 03:36 PM

You could have used your Jeti tx signal strength to find it, has been done before.

Steve

rcnut · 07-15-2016, 08:55 AM

I lost a new heli in about the same condition, cut power and watched it fall out of sight. I spent every day for a month looking for it only to be returned 3 years later! It landed by the side of the adjacent corn field I was looking in...go figure!

Freeskiken · 07-17-2016, 05:58 PM

Wow too bad. Sorry to hear. If it happened to me I would want to build another one.

jhamel · 07-17-2016, 07:11 PM

I am one step ahead. I have all the parts I need to modify a new kit to spin 606/96 blades with the 1:4.5 tail gear ratio. I also have the new upgraded swash, so it would be silly for me not to build another one; this time as a 12S stretch. All I need now is a new kit, a 600 size 12S motor, and 606mm blades. I am going to wait till after I finish building the 806 before taking on other projects.

jhamel · 04-01-2018, 10:18 PM

I received a call today from a stranger who found the helicopter by a local golf course while hiking with his family. It does not looks so bad considering it fell from from about 125 feet and has been braving the elements for almost 2 years.

Epoweredrc · 04-01-2018, 10:40 PM

WOW.... Man that is amazing.. Shows a great reason to have your name and number.. Man i can't believe you didn't look for it more.
That thing looks like toast tho. lots of rust. some parts might be usable

Freeskiken · 04-02-2018, 12:18 AM

Amazing you finally got it back. I guess I should put my name on my Helis. Do you think anything is salvageable?

Epoweredrc · 04-02-2018, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Freeskiken

Amazing you finally got it back. I guess I should put my name on my Helis. Do you think anything is salvageable?

Your breaking a AMA rule and now a FAA rule by not having your info on your helis if there over a pound in weight.
ive always put my name and number and AMA number in all my aircraft just in case. then you have a chance of getting it back

GimpyGolden · 04-02-2018, 08:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Epoweredrc

Your breaking a AMA rule and now a FAA rule by not having your info on your helis if there over a pound in weight.
ive always put my name and number and AMA number in all my aircraft just in case. then you have a chance of getting it back

He's in Canada. We don't care about AMA or FAA rules

07-10-2016, 11:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
jhamel Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Seattle, WA, USA	I lost my beloved E5 today R.I.P. __________________ 14S Specter 700 V2 NME/Tron 7/Kraken; 8S Tron Dnamic; 7S Kraken 580; 6S Buddy 380 KSE VBCE/Neo/EVO, Jeti/Spirit, YGE "T" ESCs; LiFePO4 field charging batteries Sims on Mac: Heli-X, neXt, AccuRC, Phoenix, AeroFly RC7 Ultimate Amain Team Pilot

07-10-2016, 11:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
9sec240 Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2009	Sorry for your loss.. __________________ Ivan

07-10-2016, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
jhamel Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Seattle, WA, USA	It was its 408th flight. It was cloudy and windy today. I let it get too far downwind for me to see it well. I could not tell if it was getting closer or further away. When it became a small dot, I just cut power and watch the little dot go down behind the tree line. __________________ 14S Specter 700 V2 NME/Tron 7/Kraken; 8S Tron Dnamic; 7S Kraken 580; 6S Buddy 380 KSE VBCE/Neo/EVO, Jeti/Spirit, YGE "T" ESCs; LiFePO4 field charging batteries Sims on Mac: Heli-X, neXt, AccuRC, Phoenix, AeroFly RC7 Ultimate Amain Team Pilot

07-10-2016, 12:04 PM	#4 (permalink)
mverhorst Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2011	__________________ Gaui X3 HW 50A V3 OMG H1/H2 Servo's BL450MX Mini-V (M.I.A.) Gaui X5 FES Polaris BEC BLS451/251 Silverline V-Bar Formula Swash/Head JR Forza 700 Scorp 160A opto + 4525 520 JR NX8925/SLG01 Vbar Neo JR XG14 PL8 v2

07-10-2016, 02:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
Toocool4 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009	Oh sorry to hear that, will you be able to look for it? __________________ T-Rex 550E V2 Spartan VX1n, T-Rex 250 PRO DFC Spartan VX1n, Blade 130X. Futaba T8FG Super

07-10-2016, 02:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
jhamel Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Seattle, WA, USA	I looked in the vicinity to make sure it did not damage any property or hurt anyone. I've written it off as a loss. __________________ 14S Specter 700 V2 NME/Tron 7/Kraken; 8S Tron Dnamic; 7S Kraken 580; 6S Buddy 380 KSE VBCE/Neo/EVO, Jeti/Spirit, YGE "T" ESCs; LiFePO4 field charging batteries Sims on Mac: Heli-X, neXt, AccuRC, Phoenix, AeroFly RC7 Ultimate Amain Team Pilot

07-10-2016, 04:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Toocool4 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009	I think you should not give up just yet, I remember reading on Helifreak about a guy that lost his heli but found it about 6 months later intact but not at a location he thought it had gone down at. So there is always hope. __________________ T-Rex 550E V2 Spartan VX1n, T-Rex 250 PRO DFC Spartan VX1n, Blade 130X. Futaba T8FG Super

07-10-2016, 04:21 PM	#8 (permalink)
rb30cory Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2014	Sorry to hear this. Keep looking you never know!! __________________ Synergy 766, Goblin 700C, Synergy E7 SE, Logo 700, Align 700x, Logo 550sx, Goblin 500, Oxy3 TE, BK Servos, Spartan VX1e, TX - JR XG14 Xbus

07-11-2016, 12:25 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rodney Kirstine Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2012	Oh man, what a bummer. __________________ Team Synergy Field Rep, Rail Blades

07-13-2016, 01:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
LoveToFly1 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2013	never give up! keep looking man! that thing may have tons of usable parts. esp if you cut the power! __________________ Gasser Mike Team KDE Direct, TRM Power, Byron Fuels, MKS Servos

07-13-2016, 02:21 PM	#11 (permalink)
jhamel Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Seattle, WA, USA	I have an appt with the optometrist tomorrow. I hope a new prescription will solve this losing a heli issue. 😀 __________________ 14S Specter 700 V2 NME/Tron 7/Kraken; 8S Tron Dnamic; 7S Kraken 580; 6S Buddy 380 KSE VBCE/Neo/EVO, Jeti/Spirit, YGE "T" ESCs; LiFePO4 field charging batteries Sims on Mac: Heli-X, neXt, AccuRC, Phoenix, AeroFly RC7 Ultimate Amain Team Pilot

07-13-2016, 03:36 PM	#12 (permalink)
crashcopterman Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Grande Prairie, Alberta Canada	You could have used your Jeti tx signal strength to find it, has been done before. Steve __________________ Nano CPX \|\| 130X \|\| 230S II 450 3D converted to 450X \|\| 360CFX \|\| 480 Fusion II 550X \|\| Oxy 5 MEG \|\| ALeeS Rush 700 Evolution \|\| Goblin 770 Sport 'My flight style, determines my crash style"

07-15-2016, 08:55 AM	#13 (permalink)
rcnut Registered Users Join Date: Feb 2006	I lost a new heli in about the same condition, cut power and watched it fall out of sight. I spent every day for a month looking for it only to be returned 3 years later! It landed by the side of the adjacent corn field I was looking in...go figure! __________________ "I love the smell of Nitro/Gas in the morning!" Citizen 654

07-17-2016, 05:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
Freeskiken Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Wow too bad. Sorry to hear. If it happened to me I would want to build another one. __________________ soXos Strike 7.1 L, Diabolo 600, Logo 600, Kraken 580, Protos 380 Evo

07-17-2016, 07:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
jhamel Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Seattle, WA, USA	I am one step ahead. I have all the parts I need to modify a new kit to spin 606/96 blades with the 1:4.5 tail gear ratio. I also have the new upgraded swash, so it would be silly for me not to build another one; this time as a 12S stretch. All I need now is a new kit, a 600 size 12S motor, and 606mm blades. I am going to wait till after I finish building the 806 before taking on other projects. __________________ 14S Specter 700 V2 NME/Tron 7/Kraken; 8S Tron Dnamic; 7S Kraken 580; 6S Buddy 380 KSE VBCE/Neo/EVO, Jeti/Spirit, YGE "T" ESCs; LiFePO4 field charging batteries Sims on Mac: Heli-X, neXt, AccuRC, Phoenix, AeroFly RC7 Ultimate Amain Team Pilot

04-01-2018, 10:18 PM	#16 (permalink)
jhamel Registered Users Thread Starter Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: West Seattle, WA, USA	I received a call today from a stranger who found the helicopter by a local golf course while hiking with his family. It does not looks so bad considering it fell from from about 125 feet and has been braving the elements for almost 2 years. Attached Thumbnails Thtasher, dpelletier, mverhorst and 1 others like this. __________________ 14S Specter 700 V2 NME/Tron 7/Kraken; 8S Tron Dnamic; 7S Kraken 580; 6S Buddy 380 KSE VBCE/Neo/EVO, Jeti/Spirit, YGE "T" ESCs; LiFePO4 field charging batteries Sims on Mac: Heli-X, neXt, AccuRC, Phoenix, AeroFly RC7 Ultimate Amain Team Pilot

04-01-2018, 10:40 PM	#17 (permalink)
Epoweredrc Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia	WOW.... Man that is amazing.. Shows a great reason to have your name and number.. Man i can't believe you didn't look for it more. That thing looks like toast tho. lots of rust. some parts might be usable __________________ RAW 580 ,lots of Planes Powered by IX14 AMA 36 yrs.

04-02-2018, 12:18 AM	#18 (permalink)
Freeskiken Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Amazing you finally got it back. I guess I should put my name on my Helis. Do you think anything is salvageable? __________________ soXos Strike 7.1 L, Diabolo 600, Logo 600, Kraken 580, Protos 380 Evo

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