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Rich M · 03-12-2009, 09:46 AM

Had a boom strike with my Aurora over the weekend. Pretty much trashed the heli. Anyway figured I'd share the video.

ClayK · 03-12-2009, 10:39 AM

Damn, that sucks. Rebuild it!

Rich M · 03-12-2009, 11:25 AM

It's pretty bad. I'm not sure if I'm going to or not yet. I think one of the links broke in the head in flight. Its hard to tell now though because everything is such a mess.

matlok · 03-12-2009, 03:31 PM

(kid in vid) - "That was funny!"
(adult) - "NO THAT'S NOT FUNNY!"

Ha ha gotta love kids...

Rich M · 03-12-2009, 04:27 PM

I had to leave that on the video because it was funny.

Helico-pteron · 03-12-2009, 04:35 PM

Well f**k dude!

I just might cry!

I know the feeling, it's hard to go through the heli aftermath. Some times I just set it aside and do something else until I am ready to deal with it.

Really nice flying though man, hope that helps a bit.

ClayK · 03-12-2009, 09:05 PM

Definitely looked like a boom strike. Just start at the head and work your way down. Root cause is pretty sure to be a bad damper. How many flights on those puppies?

Rich M · 03-12-2009, 09:25 PM

Thanks for the nice comments. I probably have close to 100 flights on it. I really think the one link at the head broke allowing the blade grip to flip and cause the boom strike. I'll post some pics of the carcass later but you can see it broke the metal link right off of the one blade grip.

cbrodine · 03-13-2009, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rollin1inpa

Thanks for the nice comments. I probably have close to 100 flights on it. I really think the one link at the head broke allowing the blade grip to flip and cause the boom strike. I'll post some pics of the carcass later but you can see it broke the metal link right off of the one blade grip.

Sorry to see that happened to you. That was some nice flying. Hope you can get back in the sky soon!

Tom Burgess · 03-13-2009, 11:01 AM

Gutted for you

Any pics???

John Cook · 03-13-2009, 03:04 PM

ouch
that sux

These boom strikes are scarey in teh Aurora or any heli for that matter, but seems there have been more than just a couple to chaulk it up to just coincidence.

Rich M · 03-22-2009, 06:29 PM

Finally got some pics of the carcass in my gallery. It looks much worse in person. Anyway if you want to check them out herre they are.
https://www.helifreak.com/album.php?albumid=1527

-Gamah · 03-22-2009, 06:47 PM

It doesn't look THAT bad... did most of the head survive?

Rich M · 03-23-2009, 05:28 AM

No the head is bent and if you look closely it ripped the linkages right off the blade grips and you cant see it but it bent the flybar carrier. The frames are both cracked on each side by the battery tray. I tried but it wouldn't really photograph well.

Tom Burgess · 04-02-2009, 10:27 AM

Did you have the hard dampener on the inside or outside of the feathering shaft?

03-12-2009, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
Rich M Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2007	Video of my Aurora Had a boom strike with my Aurora over the weekend. Pretty much trashed the heli. Anyway figured I'd share the video. __________________ Rich Molinaro Last edited by Rich M; 03-12-2009 at 10:09 AM.. Reason: messed up link

03-12-2009, 10:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
ClayK Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2005	Damn, that sucks. Rebuild it! __________________ Veni, Vidi, Velcro I came, I saw, I stuck around Bringing people out of Radio Shack and into the hobby. μολὼν λαβέ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

03-12-2009, 11:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rich M Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2007	It's pretty bad. I'm not sure if I'm going to or not yet. I think one of the links broke in the head in flight. Its hard to tell now though because everything is such a mess. __________________ Rich Molinaro

03-12-2009, 04:27 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rich M Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2007	I had to leave that on the video because it was funny. __________________ Rich Molinaro

03-12-2009, 09:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
ClayK Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2005	Definitely looked like a boom strike. Just start at the head and work your way down. Root cause is pretty sure to be a bad damper. How many flights on those puppies? __________________ Veni, Vidi, Velcro I came, I saw, I stuck around Bringing people out of Radio Shack and into the hobby. μολὼν λαβέ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ

03-12-2009, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
matlok My HF Map location Join Date: May 2008	(kid in vid) - "That was funny!" (adult) - "NO THAT'S NOT FUNNY!" Ha ha gotta love kids...

03-12-2009, 04:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Helico-pteron Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2008	Well f**k dude! I just might cry! I know the feeling, it's hard to go through the heli aftermath. Some times I just set it aside and do something else until I am ready to deal with it. Really nice flying though man, hope that helps a bit.

03-12-2009, 09:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
Rich M Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2007	Thanks for the nice comments. I probably have close to 100 flights on it. I really think the one link at the head broke allowing the blade grip to flip and cause the boom strike. I'll post some pics of the carcass later but you can see it broke the metal link right off of the one blade grip. __________________ Rich Molinaro

03-13-2009, 11:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
Tom Burgess Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2007	Gutted for you Any pics???

03-13-2009, 03:04 PM	#11 (permalink)
John Cook Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2008	ouch that sux These boom strikes are scarey in teh Aurora or any heli for that matter, but seems there have been more than just a couple to chaulk it up to just coincidence. __________________ ):> KBDD MKS Servos Scorpion Power Systems/Batteries Spartan RC

03-22-2009, 06:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
Rich M Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2007	Finally got some pics of the carcass in my gallery. It looks much worse in person. Anyway if you want to check them out herre they are. https://www.helifreak.com/album.php?albumid=1527 __________________ Rich Molinaro

03-22-2009, 06:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
-Gamah My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2008	It doesn't look THAT bad... did most of the head survive?

03-23-2009, 05:28 AM	#14 (permalink)
Rich M Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2007	No the head is bent and if you look closely it ripped the linkages right off the blade grips and you cant see it but it bent the flybar carrier. The frames are both cracked on each side by the battery tray. I tried but it wouldn't really photograph well. __________________ Rich Molinaro

04-02-2009, 10:27 AM	#15 (permalink)
Tom Burgess Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Oct 2007	Did you have the hard dampener on the inside or outside of the feathering shaft?

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