Compass Crash Club

BBRFST · 07-23-2010, 10:11 PM

Hey guys I know we usually post our freshly built new kits but I was thinking I haven't seen any crash pic's. I normally post crash pic's on another forum on HF but only a few guys have Atoms there like 2 guys other than myself. Anyway I wanted to get more time in and found a really close school with a good field where I can fly daily and this week I did just that. Well today it went in hard lots of damage including the frames, oh well since I want to improve a price must be paid. So to date this was my worst Atom crash yet possible re-kit. I still need to do a full postmortem it might look worst that it actually is anyway I hope so.

Mercuriell · 07-25-2010, 03:22 AM

I'm impressed by Sean's honesty in posting pics and good suggestionb about the crash thread so here you - your very own thread to post your very best Compass crash pics

coolrunner · 07-25-2010, 03:30 AM

Hello All
We decided to start a Compass Crash Club and the verry first member is BBREST. To be a member simply post your best crash pictures and you become a part of the Club. So lets the pics come in....
Regards tom

Dave Ketelhut · 07-25-2010, 11:21 AM

ok, im going to post some good ones tonight

brian94066 · 07-25-2010, 12:12 PM

Dave... Taking a bat and a torch to it is cheating xD

heli_high · 07-25-2010, 12:19 PM

I crashed this 3 weeks ago and rebuilt it,and as I was putting new servos in I forgot to bolt down the gyro plat,Yea..
I pride myself on my building but sometimes it happens,got in a hurry to fly,
GYRO CAME LOOS AND SPIRALED INTO THE RUNWAY.
Just spent 230.00 to fix it and on 2nd flight it happened.It is pretty much gone,but good news is all electronics is still good.Motor good,muffler good.
So now I am looking at IRCHA for a new one!!!!

BBRFST · 07-25-2010, 05:31 PM

Sweeet! I'll try to keep posting to this page at a minimum. And for the record it's been 4 crashes on the Atom and 3 of them were serious.
Great Bird still.

Dave Ketelhut · 07-25-2010, 11:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brian94066

Dave... Taking a bat and a torch to it is cheating xD

Dave Ketelhut · 07-25-2010, 11:15 PM

skunkworx · 07-26-2010, 03:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBRFST

Great Bird still.

Maybe it's time for the FBL stuff, eh Sean???

Awesome pics by the way!

BBRFST · 07-26-2010, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skunkworx

Maybe it's time for the FBL stuff, eh Sean???

Awesome pics by the way!

Might but no $$ for anything now we'll see if I got FBL.

Jason O'Connell · 07-28-2010, 12:01 PM

Here are the pics. I will try to post a vid of the crash later. If you want the story behind the crash look here http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=231728

I will post a list of all the parts needed later.
Jason

BBRFST · 07-28-2010, 07:59 PM

Sorry about the crash but I really like that we got this thread started. I would see all the new Atom's and 6HV's ect nice and shinny and when I would crash it seemed like everyone else was just doing fine, only problems I would see was setup concerns. So this is helping me and I hope it will help others as long as we keep sharing our mistakes and equipment failures openly. Oh these are from the the 4th of this month, not a good month for the Atom. As some of you know I use to use the Align Carbon covered boom from their 700N but I just found out they stopped making it

and paying $32 for a all CF boom is nuts(right now, I might change my mind later).

BBRFST · 07-28-2010, 08:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarnStormer

Here are the pics. I will try to post a vid of the crash later. If you want the story behind the crash look here http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=231728

I will post a list of all the parts needed later.
Jason

Hey BarnStormer, from my other crashes I found the G10 frame to handle a crash a lot better than the CF frame. I started out with CF but after one Med. crash they were toast, Atom CF is tougher than Align CF but Compass G10 it even better.

Jason O'Connell · 07-29-2010, 12:23 AM

Hey BBRFST, nice one there.

Looks like it went in pretty hard. Story?

skunkworx · 07-29-2010, 01:25 AM

I don't think I've ever seen carnage that bad. I've heard of taco'ing a pack, but this one takes the, ummm....burrito? lol Glad you got it on film, but I feel for ya bro. At least it can go down in history with style right?

**edit** Dude, even my wife is saying "WTF?!?!?!" I've brought home a 450 or two in my pockets, but nothing as bad as this, so she is pretty impressed/dismayed. She gives you her condolences too.

BBRFST · 07-29-2010, 02:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarnStormer

Hey BBRFST, nice one there.

Looks like it went in pretty hard. Story?

Well on that one I dumb thumbed it, I started doing this thing a buddy of mine does. You come at yourself nose in from a distance, do an aileron roll to invert and punch out straight up into an inverted loop away from yourself. On the aileron to invert I went into the ground not up to the atmosphere

Jason O'Connell · 07-29-2010, 08:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BBRFST

Well on that one I dumb thumbed it, I started doing this thing a buddy of mine does. You come at yourself nose in from a distance, do an aileron roll to invert and punch out straight up into an inverted loop away from yourself. On the aileron to invert I went into the ground not up to the atmosphere

At least you are trying new things!

Jason

Finless · 07-31-2010, 12:25 PM

Hey Barnstormer, Welcome to Team Taco..... I sent you an invite. Go here and accept. Shawn is already a frequent member

http://www.helifreak.com/group.php?groupid=4

Post your Taco'ed pack if you don't mind

Bob

Jason O'Connell · 07-31-2010, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Finless

Hey Barnstormer, Welcome to Team Taco..... I sent you an invite. Go here and accept. Shawn is already a frequent member

http://www.helifreak.com/group.php?groupid=4

Post your Taco'ed pack if you don't mind

Bob

Thanks for the invite Bob! Group joined and picture posted. Finally all of my hard work pays off!

BarnStormer - Team Taco Member

It just rolls off the tongue.

Jason

07-23-2010, 10:11 PM	#1
BBRFST Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Garden Grove, California	Hey guys I know we usually post our freshly built new kits but I was thinking I haven't seen any crash pic's. I normally post crash pic's on another forum on HF but only a few guys have Atoms there like 2 guys other than myself. Anyway I wanted to get more time in and found a really close school with a good field where I can fly daily and this week I did just that. Well today it went in hard lots of damage including the frames, oh well since I want to improve a price must be paid. So to date this was my worst Atom crash yet possible re-kit. I still need to do a full postmortem it might look worst that it actually is anyway I hope so. __________________ Atom 500 VBar (Takes a licking), MCPx 2s (Flying To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ), Atom 7HV-Bar (Flying LARGE!!)

07-25-2010, 03:22 AM	#2
Mercuriell HF Support My HF Map location Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: QLD, AUSTRALIA	I'm impressed by Sean's honesty in posting pics and good suggestionb about the crash thread so here you - your very own thread to post your very best Compass crash pics __________________ John

07-25-2010, 03:30 AM	#3
coolrunner Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Europe	Hello All We decided to start a Compass Crash Club and the verry first member is BBREST. To be a member simply post your best crash pictures and you become a part of the Club. So lets the pics come in.... Regards tom Last edited by coolrunner; 07-25-2010 at 12:10 PM..

07-25-2010, 11:21 AM	#4
Dave Ketelhut Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: canton MI	ok, im going to post some good ones tonight __________________ Dave Ketelhut To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Team Compass USA Gens Ace Prostarhobby.com

07-25-2010, 12:12 PM	#5
brian94066 Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Bruno California	Dave... Taking a bat and a torch to it is cheating xD __________________ Brian Tran Amainhobbies.com Protek R/C ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

07-25-2010, 12:19 PM	#6
heli_high Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: usa	compass 3d knight I crashed this 3 weeks ago and rebuilt it,and as I was putting new servos in I forgot to bolt down the gyro plat,Yea.. I pride myself on my building but sometimes it happens,got in a hurry to fly, GYRO CAME LOOS AND SPIRALED INTO THE RUNWAY. Just spent 230.00 to fix it and on 2nd flight it happened.It is pretty much gone,but good news is all electronics is still good.Motor good,muffler good. So now I am looking at IRCHA for a new one!!!! Last edited by heli_high; 09-12-2010 at 06:08 AM..

07-25-2010, 05:31 PM	#7
BBRFST Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Garden Grove, California	Sweeet! I'll try to keep posting to this page at a minimum. And for the record it's been 4 crashes on the Atom and 3 of them were serious. Great Bird still. __________________ Atom 500 VBar (Takes a licking), MCPx 2s (Flying To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ), Atom 7HV-Bar (Flying LARGE!!)

07-25-2010, 11:15 PM	#9
Dave Ketelhut Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: canton MI	Attached Thumbnails __________________ Dave Ketelhut To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. Team Compass USA Gens Ace Prostarhobby.com

07-28-2010, 12:01 PM	#12
Jason O'Connell Formerly BarnStormer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mequon, WI	Crash from a split headblock! Here are the pics. I will try to post a vid of the crash later. If you want the story behind the crash look here http://www.helifreak.com/showthread.php?t=231728 I will post a list of all the parts needed later. Jason Attached Thumbnails __________________ "You can still call me Barn To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. " Team Compass USA ProStarHobby.com Scorpion Power Systems Last edited by Jason O'Connell; 07-28-2010 at 02:07 PM..

07-28-2010, 07:59 PM	#13
BBRFST Registered Users Thread Starter My HF Map location Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Garden Grove, California	Sorry about the crash but I really like that we got this thread started. I would see all the new Atom's and 6HV's ect nice and shinny and when I would crash it seemed like everyone else was just doing fine, only problems I would see was setup concerns. So this is helping me and I hope it will help others as long as we keep sharing our mistakes and equipment failures openly. Oh these are from the the 4th of this month, not a good month for the Atom. As some of you know I use to use the Align Carbon covered boom from their 700N but I just found out they stopped making it and paying $32 for a all CF boom is nuts(right now, I might change my mind later). Attached Thumbnails __________________ Atom 500 VBar (Takes a licking), MCPx 2s (Flying To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. ), Atom 7HV-Bar (Flying LARGE!!)

07-29-2010, 12:23 AM	#15
Jason O'Connell Formerly BarnStormer Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mequon, WI	Hey BBRFST, nice one there. Looks like it went in pretty hard. Story? __________________ "You can still call me Barn To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. " Team Compass USA ProStarHobby.com Scorpion Power Systems

07-29-2010, 01:25 AM	#16
skunkworx Registered Users My HF Map location Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Scorching Yuma, AZ , USA	I don't think I've ever seen carnage that bad. I've heard of taco'ing a pack, but this one takes the, ummm....burrito? lol Glad you got it on film, but I feel for ya bro. At least it can go down in history with style right? edit Dude, even my wife is saying "WTF?!?!?!" I've brought home a 450 or two in my pockets, but nothing as bad as this, so she is pretty impressed/dismayed. She gives you her condolences too. __________________ Tim - Atom 500, 6HV, 3D+, eAurora KBDD TEAM PILOT Compass support/Nankin Hobby.com --Si vis pacem, para bellum--

07-31-2010, 12:25 PM	#19
Finless Team Taco VP My HF Map location Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Stanton, Ca. USA	Hey Barnstormer, Welcome to Team Taco..... I sent you an invite. Go here and accept. Shawn is already a frequent member http://www.helifreak.com/group.php?groupid=4 Post your Taco'ed pack if you don't mind Bob __________________ "Don't Taco My Pack Dude!" To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.* *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.*

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