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Colonel Sanders · 10-27-2011, 02:52 PM

I got my 400 out in the baseball diamond yesterday took it up to about 50 ft. and flipped it inverted, then held a hover for a min then started to drift and before i could could correct it. It found a tree

, forgot to watch my surroundings. My nerves were a little on the edge during my short flight. Just got done rebuilding and didn't wan't to crash. My 400 just don't seem very stable, I've got the plastic fiber injected align blades on it. They seem a little on the heavy side my opinion. But those things have survived three bad crashes and still well balanced. I'm ready for a bigger more stable bird.

Dazhim · 10-29-2011, 11:52 PM

@ Sanders. wheres da video man.. lol its all good. you're sure not the first to sk howd that tree get there [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8snperq64[/ame]

kako-shirazi · 10-30-2011, 12:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dazhim

@ Sanders. wheres da video man.. lol its all good. you're sure not the first to sk howd that tree get there http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8snperq64

All you need is a soccer ball and some fun time to get it down.

Dazhim · 10-30-2011, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kako-shirazi

All you need is a soccer ball and some fun time to get it down.

part 2
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8snperq64[/ame]

Colonel Sanders · 10-31-2011, 07:04 AM

Wow, thats really up there. Thanks for sharing, nice to know i'm not the only one trying to cut down trees. Did you ever recover it? Mine didn''t stay in the tree it fell and broke everything. And I don't have a video(flying by myself).

Anyways it's repared with a lighter set of carbon fibers and I took it flying at the AMA yesterday, 2 batterys and no crashes.

whoanelly · 10-31-2011, 07:05 PM

Still love it the second time around...

new2it · 01-27-2012, 10:48 AM

Was flying yesterday, it was a little windy but i did it anyway. It was flying good then out of nowhere it starting spinning. There was no way to save it. Down she went. Still not sure what happened.

Heli.Maniac · 01-31-2012, 01:56 PM

LOL

Its better the second time.

Heli.Maniac · 01-31-2012, 01:58 PM

Sorry about the loss, got any pics? What is the crash report?

Atomsk · 08-16-2012, 03:13 PM

Well I had my first crash yesterday. I was testing out my new align gp750 gyro (which was working great) and started flying really low. I made one mistake and the blades hit the grass and it was all over. I really shouldn't fly as low as I did.

Broken parts:
- Blades
- Feathering shaft
- Main shaft
- One way bearing (its a 0 way bearing now)
- Flybar sesaw
- Flybar
- Tail boom

All servos and electronics seem to be fine. I hope I don't find any more broken parts ><

Luvmyhelis · 08-16-2012, 10:13 PM

Shoot, I forgot to post this up here. Three fully modded B400s up in flames! Castle cremations strikes again. One, with the ProBec on my newly rebuilt 12s version last week. It spewed flames in midair, crashing my one off custom hand carved CF framed stretched fbl B, and it also took out all my MksDs95 servos. Smoked them all!
The other one was again my 12s version. Earlier the HV40 couldn't keep up with the phasing needed on the prototype Scorp 2221-1020 12s motor and it spit out flames...... took almost two weeks to get the smell out of my house.

And the other with an Ice50 that took out Ancient Petes custom heli while hovering. It was an easy hover, nothing special. But the esc went up in flames and also took out a new Scorp 6s 2221-2010 along with fire damage throughout the heli.....He also called me yesterday and told me the Newly rebuilt heli went down over in Bankok with a brownout and faceplanted! Another Ice50 failure as the Bec failed! Four friggin Castle strikes in a row!!!

Thanks Castle! You just cost me a couple grand.....here's to you...

FR4-Pilot · 08-19-2012, 02:20 PM

Whoa! I'm so sorry to hear this ... I thought Castle's were solid too.

My condolences,

-John

RatBike · 03-06-2013, 01:53 PM

Oops

Saxguy1000 · 03-13-2013, 09:07 AM

Hope you don't mind, gentlemen...

Just letting you all know that I have some parts starting at 49 & 99 cents here.

I never needed the parts I bought. I thought I was rebuilding a 400, but I didn't get it as I expected!

Thanks!

rsamson93 · 03-13-2013, 07:23 PM

how much does an average beginning crash break

heliman86 · 03-17-2013, 07:13 PM

All depends on heli my cpv3 bent spindles and mainshaft every time a blade touched ground

Sent from my galaxy s

theaetetus · 09-24-2013, 10:51 PM

or no one crashes them anymore. sad. i love my yellow bird.

heliman86 · 10-13-2013, 07:20 PM

Lol I remember a cadence called the yellow bird .....the yellow bird.....on the window sill lol it gets vulger

Sent from my galaxy s

10-27-2011, 02:52 PM	#541 (permalink)
Colonel Sanders Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011	I got my 400 out in the baseball diamond yesterday took it up to about 50 ft. and flipped it inverted, then held a hover for a min then started to drift and before i could could correct it. It found a tree , forgot to watch my surroundings. My nerves were a little on the edge during my short flight. Just got done rebuilding and didn't wan't to crash. My 400 just don't seem very stable, I've got the plastic fiber injected align blades on it. They seem a little on the heavy side my opinion. But those things have survived three bad crashes and still well balanced. I'm ready for a bigger more stable bird. __________________ Velosity 50 Nitro, 5.3 Fullsize vbar, Rails X5 FES 5.3 Fullsize vbar, Edge Futaba T8FG Super Team Helidirect

10-29-2011, 11:52 PM	#542 (permalink)
Dazhim Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2010	@ Sanders. wheres da video man.. lol its all good. you're sure not the first to sk howd that tree get there [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh8snperq64[/ame] __________________ Dx7s, exi 450 pro(I swear it's a trex by now lol) MSH Prôtos: 500 fbl,MSH Prôtos 450 fbl Blackout 250 ZMR 250

10-31-2011, 07:04 AM	#545 (permalink)
Colonel Sanders Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2011	Wow, thats really up there. Thanks for sharing, nice to know i'm not the only one trying to cut down trees. Did you ever recover it? Mine didn''t stay in the tree it fell and broke everything. And I don't have a video(flying by myself). Anyways it's repared with a lighter set of carbon fibers and I took it flying at the AMA yesterday, 2 batterys and no crashes. __________________ Velosity 50 Nitro, 5.3 Fullsize vbar, Rails X5 FES 5.3 Fullsize vbar, Edge Futaba T8FG Super Team Helidirect

10-31-2011, 07:05 PM	#546 (permalink)
whoanelly Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2008	Still love it the second time around... __________________ 700LE : 105HZR AR7200BX JR8917 Multi gov , JR9503 600ESP : 100AMP Castle. Scorpion Motor . AMA #962896 400 Blade : Scorpion 2221-6 ,Castle ICE 50 Sonix Head and t Align 450 pro V2 3G MKS DS95 MSR , 2 x MCPX (brushless C05 & HP05), Blade 130X.

01-27-2012, 10:48 AM	#547 (permalink)
new2it Registered Users Join Date: May 2010	crash Was flying yesterday, it was a little windy but i did it anyway. It was flying good then out of nowhere it starting spinning. There was no way to save it. Down she went. Still not sure what happened.

01-31-2012, 01:56 PM	#548 (permalink)
Heli.Maniac Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2011	LOL Its better the second time. __________________ Andreas M. Compass 7HVU Logo 600SX V2 Blade 450X

01-31-2012, 01:58 PM	#549 (permalink)
Heli.Maniac Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Mar 2011	Sorry about the loss, got any pics? What is the crash report? __________________ Andreas M. Compass 7HVU Logo 600SX V2 Blade 450X

08-16-2012, 03:13 PM	#550 (permalink)
Atomsk Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2009	Well I had my first crash yesterday. I was testing out my new align gp750 gyro (which was working great) and started flying really low. I made one mistake and the blades hit the grass and it was all over. I really shouldn't fly as low as I did. Broken parts: - Blades - Feathering shaft - Main shaft - One way bearing (its a 0 way bearing now) - Flybar sesaw - Flybar - Tail boom All servos and electronics seem to be fine. I hope I don't find any more broken parts >< __________________ MSH Protos CF - DS3517MG Cyclic, S9257 Tail, Spartan DS760 Blade 400 - DS285MG Cyclic, DS290 tail, Align GP750, HobbyWing UBEC, aluminum upgrades. Honeybee CP2 with SuperSkids (RIP) Blade MSR

08-16-2012, 10:13 PM	#551 (permalink)
Luvmyhelis Registered Users Join Date: Jul 2010	Shoot, I forgot to post this up here. Three fully modded B400s up in flames! Castle cremations strikes again. One, with the ProBec on my newly rebuilt 12s version last week. It spewed flames in midair, crashing my one off custom hand carved CF framed stretched fbl B, and it also took out all my MksDs95 servos. Smoked them all! The other one was again my 12s version. Earlier the HV40 couldn't keep up with the phasing needed on the prototype Scorp 2221-1020 12s motor and it spit out flames...... took almost two weeks to get the smell out of my house. And the other with an Ice50 that took out Ancient Petes custom heli while hovering. It was an easy hover, nothing special. But the esc went up in flames and also took out a new Scorp 6s 2221-2010 along with fire damage throughout the heli.....He also called me yesterday and told me the Newly rebuilt heli went down over in Bankok with a brownout and faceplanted! Another Ice50 failure as the Bec failed! Four friggin Castle strikes in a row!!! Thanks Castle! You just cost me a couple grand.....here's to you... __________________ If it can be done wrong, I will find a way to excel at it.

08-19-2012, 02:20 PM	#552 (permalink)
FR4-Pilot Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: .	Whoa! I'm so sorry to hear this ... I thought Castle's were solid too. My condolences, -John

03-06-2013, 01:53 PM	#553 (permalink)
RatBike Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2009	Oops

03-13-2013, 09:07 AM	#554 (permalink)
Saxguy1000 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2009	Hope you don't mind, gentlemen... Just letting you all know that I have some parts starting at 49 & 99 cents here. I never needed the parts I bought. I thought I was rebuilding a 400, but I didn't get it as I expected! Thanks!

03-13-2013, 07:23 PM	#555 (permalink)
rsamson93 Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2013	blade how much does an average beginning crash break

03-17-2013, 07:13 PM	#556 (permalink)
heliman86 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: When Disaster Strikes,,,aka Crash Report All depends on heli my cpv3 bent spindles and mainshaft every time a blade touched ground Sent from my galaxy s __________________ S.A.D Society of Air craft Destroyers...aircraftus destructacus

09-24-2013, 10:51 PM	#557 (permalink)
theaetetus Registered Users Join Date: May 2005	either no one flies b400's or no one crashes them anymore. sad. i love my yellow bird. __________________ Quads: 350 QX , MQX, NANO QX Helis: B400, CPPR02, CX2

10-13-2013, 07:20 PM	#558 (permalink)
heliman86 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2010	Re: When Disaster Strikes,,,aka Crash Report Lol I remember a cadence called the yellow bird .....the yellow bird.....on the window sill lol it gets vulger Sent from my galaxy s __________________ S.A.D Society of Air craft Destroyers...aircraftus destructacus

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