Fusion first crash and a miracle just happenned

ericcolon · 07-15-2012, 11:04 AM

Over 60 flights with my beloved Fusion and today it went in. I was doing some inverted forward circuits and suddenly I lost the silhouette. I was able to recover and rolled it upright but my brain took over and hit throttle hold. I found it dangling on top of some tall grass and miraculously it was intact. Hovered it for a few and no visible damage. I guess the heli gods were on my side today.

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Chris Sexton · 07-15-2012, 12:54 PM

Wow congrats! I had a 450 saved by tall grass. Never been so lucky with a big heli.

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ericcolon · 07-15-2012, 02:11 PM

I was really lucky. It fell in a mini jungle, really dense vegetation. It never hit the ground; it was tangled about 18" above it. I will do a thorough inspection to make sure everything is 100%. I'm still shocked it is in one peace.

Michaelinpr · 07-15-2012, 10:15 PM

Nice one Eric. You gotta love that overgrown grass and weeds here in PR. It has saved me many times in gurabo. The runway is usually surrounded by 5-6 foot tall thick grass. There is no better feeling of doing that victory lap after knowing it could have been so much worse.

Slyster · 07-15-2012, 10:16 PM

LUCKY!

ericcolon · 07-15-2012, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Michaelinpr

Nice one Eric. You gotta love that overgrown grass and weeds here in PR. It has saved me many times in gurabo. The runway is usually surrounded by 5-6 foot tall thick grass. There is no better feeling of doing that victory lap after knowing it could have been so much worse.

Michael, the grass was so tall that I couldn't see my buddy 20 feet away. It took us a good 30 minutes to find it. Luckily we heard the beeping of the ESC.

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rex09 · 07-18-2012, 04:41 AM

I wish that was me, my Fusion did 2 rolls into the end of our club strip last week, Suspect 3GX?, needed both hands to pull it out of the hole, the damage was not as bad as you would think, The normal blades, Mast, Canopy & tail boom +1 battery.
Given the hole, the frames, gears, landing gear, servos and the feather shaft are OK

dantemcc · 07-19-2012, 04:59 PM

Congrats on the crash/non crash! I need to know what heli Gods were looking after you. Give me their number.

neoalchemist74 · 07-20-2012, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rex09

I wish that was me, my Fusion did 2 rolls into the end of our club strip last week, Suspect 3GX?, needed both hands to pull it out of the hole, the damage was not as bad as you would think, The normal blades, Mast, Canopy & tail boom +1 battery.
Given the hole, the frames, gears, landing gear, servos and the feather shaft are OK

Dude... are you sure that wasn't a meteorite

?

rex09 · 07-21-2012, 07:47 PM

Flying again with a AR7200BX, I was happy with the 3GX that was until now, 1 adjustment in TR gain, was it, flew great considering the conditions 20-35 kts

Gota Love your Fusion 50

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Originally Posted by neoalchemist74

Dude... are you sure that wasn't a meteorite

?

RotaryBliss · 07-23-2012, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by rex09

I wish that was me, my Fusion did 2 rolls into the end of our club strip last week, Suspect 3GX?, needed both hands to pull it out of the hole, the damage was not as bad as you would think, The normal blades, Mast, Canopy & tail boom +1 battery.
Given the hole, the frames, gears, landing gear, servos and the feather shaft are OK

Ouch.. although it is proper etiquette to please replace your divots..

07-15-2012, 11:04 AM	#1
ericcolon Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Puerto Rico	Fusion first crash and a miracle just happenned Over 60 flights with my beloved Fusion and today it went in. I was doing some inverted forward circuits and suddenly I lost the silhouette. I was able to recover and rolled it upright but my brain took over and hit throttle hold. I found it dangling on top of some tall grass and miraculously it was intact. Hovered it for a few and no visible damage. I guess the heli gods were on my side today. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ -- Outrage Fusion 50 FBL, Outrage 560k motor/CC HV80 ESC, Torq 9180/9188 servos, Skookum 540 -- SAB Goblin 500, Scorpion 4020-1350kv, CC Talon, Skookum 540 Lynx Heli Innovations Team Pilot \| Southwest PR RC Crew Last edited by ericcolon; 07-15-2012 at 02:04 PM..

07-15-2012, 12:54 PM	#2
Chris Sexton Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Columbus, Ohio	Wow congrats! I had a 450 saved by tall grass. Never been so lucky with a big heli. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ Team Synergy/Team Scorpion

07-15-2012, 02:11 PM	#3
ericcolon Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Puerto Rico	I was really lucky. It fell in a mini jungle, really dense vegetation. It never hit the ground; it was tangled about 18" above it. I will do a thorough inspection to make sure everything is 100%. I'm still shocked it is in one peace. __________________ -- Outrage Fusion 50 FBL, Outrage 560k motor/CC HV80 ESC, Torq 9180/9188 servos, Skookum 540 -- SAB Goblin 500, Scorpion 4020-1350kv, CC Talon, Skookum 540 Lynx Heli Innovations Team Pilot \| Southwest PR RC Crew

07-15-2012, 10:15 PM	#4
Michaelinpr Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Puerto Rico	Nice one Eric. You gotta love that overgrown grass and weeds here in PR. It has saved me many times in gurabo. The runway is usually surrounded by 5-6 foot tall thick grass. There is no better feeling of doing that victory lap after knowing it could have been so much worse. __________________ FUSION 50 FBL, Scorp HKIII-4025-550/Scorp V 130,610's, V Bar/650 GAUI XB5-EXTREME 12s To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. , Scorp HK-4025-550/CC 80HV, 610's, V Bar/650 AleeS RUSH 750-KDE-700XF-395/YGE160HV, RJX FS0521HV's, IKON/RJX FS0521HV

07-15-2012, 10:16 PM	#5
Slyster Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: May 2008 Location: Maplewood, MN	LUCKY! __________________ It's not just a hobby... it's a lifestyle! Outrage Fusion & 550 / Goblin 700 / SK540 / Kontronik / DX8 / Quantum / RJX / 4010 Duo Pete Team Outrage.

07-18-2012, 04:41 AM	#7
rex09 Registered Users Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia	I wish that was me, my Fusion did 2 rolls into the end of our club strip last week, Suspect 3GX?, needed both hands to pull it out of the hole, the damage was not as bad as you would think, The normal blades, Mast, Canopy & tail boom +1 battery. Given the hole, the frames, gears, landing gear, servos and the feather shaft are OK Attached Thumbnails

07-19-2012, 04:59 PM	#8
dantemcc Registered Users Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: georgia	Congrats on the crash/non crash! I need to know what heli Gods were looking after you. Give me their number. __________________ Why does everyone keep calling me Dan? My name is Dante To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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