19 Year old kid killed by RC Heli today (Sept 5th, 2013)

[HorizonHobbyFreak]

Originally Posted by RogerRabit

BTW for the next speeding event in germany there is mandantory safety helmets.

Because of the blade stalls causing crazy physics stuff and things?

[ShaneJourdan]

http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local...222576101.html

No words, just very sad.

[mrultralite]

Re , nets etc, i stand behind a heavy 16ga. ? Wire mesh + re-bar , not chicken wire. I have my own field . I would love to fly a bigger field like my neighbors but I'm unwilling to take the risk or put others in danger. Worst I've done is crash a 130 a few ft in front , and never close w/ the larger ones. I am always amazed to see people so close at take off & other stuff.
Stay safe,,

[Atomic Skull]

Originally Posted by Phaedrus

Well, CNN (and several other networks) has it:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/05/us/new...html?hpt=hp_t2

"Toy" in every headline I've seen.

Yep it's gone viral, and that has me worried. The reason this hobby has lasted as long as it has without regulation is it's been largely under the radar.

[Atomic Skull]

Originally Posted by hindsight62

Too hot and it would scratch and become cloudy... I'm talking maybe strong chicken wire.. The cage would be for just one person at a time.. Something to scrub off the force of the blades.. Keep the ideas coming please...

Corse grid made out of rebar would work just fine. Just need something for the blades to hit and shatter on.

[felborn]

Originally Posted by Atomic Skull

Yep it's gone viral, and that has me worried. The reason this hobby has lasted as long as it has without regulation is it's been largely under the radar.

Yeah, made it to the norwegian media as well now, all the newssites has this on their page now.

[Daddy B]

Originally Posted by Solmanbandit

I have a simpler solution. Don't do smack down 3D 3 ft in front of yourself. If you are flying hard, you should leave some space so that you can react if something goes bad. Today's flying has become so extreme that some neglect basic safety.

It would suck to get hit, but you should allow yourself time to get your hands up.


- T-Rex 450 DFC 3GX, 500E PRO w/ IKON

[tjohn55]

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[tjohn55]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...elicopter.html

[Excalibur3]

Originally Posted by spykez

I guess maybe a tough polymer net taut between two tall firmly anchored poles. Not a materials engineer so no idea what the net should be made of, but I guess the spacing could be wide enough that it'll prevent a big blade from intruding too far behind the line described by the poles without impeding vision, the net strong and taut enough to likewise take the blow from a 5 kg heli hurtling in at 100 mph. Again sounds expensive.

This reminds me. I fly at a soccer field and when I have my son I make him stay inside one of the soccer goals for safety. The large loose net I'm pretty sure would stop the Heli. But from now on I'm leaving him home.


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[Diogenes]

RIP.......prayers go out to his family.

Might want to keep an eye out on the legislature up there as well for the next couple of weeks. Our politicians lately have a nasty habit of donning their nanny state capes when a sad incident like this occurs with no idea of what they're talking about.

[TwinTurbo95]

This is why we should be flying these models at a safe distance to ourselves. Makes me so nervous when people fly so close to themselves.

[raisinjack]

Originally Posted by koi-fish

RIP.......prayers go out to his family.

Might want to keep an eye out on the legislature up there as well for the next couple of weeks. Our politicians lately have a nasty habit of donning their nanny state capes when a sad incident like this occurs with no idea of what they're talking about.

+1 billion or so

tragic as it is you cannot legislate this out of existence.

[AgustaOEXFH]

Sad but not surprised. A talented young man taken away because of poor judgement regarding a most basic concept; safety...

As long as pilots choose to smack a heli in their face, the risk is manifested. Fly a safe distance and risk is negated accordingly.

[J-S-Q]

Originally Posted by AgustaOEXFH

Sad but not surprised. A talented young man taken away because of poor judgement regarding a most basic concept; safety...

As long as pilots choose to smack a heli in their face, the risk is manifested. Fly a safe distance and risk is negated accordingly.

A bit unfair to question anybody's judgement without knowing much about the circumstances.

[mattox]

Originally Posted by J-S-Q

A bit unfair to question anybody's judgement without knowing much about the circumstances.

I highly agree

[AgustaOEXFH]

Not so since the point is fairly straightforward...safe distance equals safe margin for reaction time to help you avoid potential death.

[Richie Sabin]

Couldn't be more wrong. Please know the facts before you decide to make a judgment or comment like that! I lost not only a teammate yesterday but a friend lets mourn and remember him not make judgments about what happened.

[Dino Spadaccini]

Originally Posted by AgustaOEXFH
Sad but not surprised. A talented young man taken away because of poor judgement regarding a most basic concept; safety...

As long as pilots choose to smack a heli in their face, the risk is manifested. Fly a safe distance and risk is negated accordingly.


Its this kind of statement that make my blood boil Roman was my friend and we traveled and flew together your statement way off the mark MATE DO NOT ASSUME YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THE BOTTOM LINE IS I LOST A FRIEND AND HIS FATHER LOST A SON and the family lost a great kid.


I thank all my fellow heli pilots for the prayers and well wishes in this unreal time we face.

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Originally Posted by Dino Spadaccini

Originally Posted by AgustaOEXFH
Sad but not surprised. A talented young man taken away because of poor judgement regarding a most basic concept; safety...

As long as pilots choose to smack a heli in their face, the risk is manifested. Fly a safe distance and risk is negated accordingly.


Its this kind of statement that make my blood boil Roman was my friend and we traveled and flew together your statement way off the mark MATE DO NOT ASSUME YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED THE BOTTOM LINE IS I LOST A FRIEND AND HIS FATHER LOST A SON and the family lost a great kid.


I thank all my fellow heli pilots for the prayers and well wishes in this unreal time we face.

While I agree that it is unfair to speculate what happened, I also urge you to not use the fact that he was a good friend to cloud your judgement. If he was one to fly aggressively, and too close, or unsafely, then everyone needs to accept that and we need to learn from it and encourage others not to do the same. It's obvious from his YouTube videos that he did do some unsafe things...I won't point things out because you can see them for yourself. These types of things don't take away from the type of person he was, and I'm very sorry for your and his family's loss. But, if he was flying unsafely, then we shouldn't hide that and we should use that as an example of how horrible accidents can happen to even the best pilots. It doesn't make him a bad person, and it doesn't make him look stupid. We all make mistakes in our lives. Again, I feel horrible about this, and I'm sorry for your loss.