learning the hard way

crazymikey555 · 07-30-2010, 10:55 PM

So today i had a little bit of light left after work. So i rushed to get the blade out looked it over real quick will never make the mistake again got up around 40 feet in the air and before i knew it. it was spinning in circles well i tried my hardest to bring it down easy didn't work so well smashed hard into the ground. so i looked at the damage and sre enough the belt was loose i learn on thing from this always do a good preflight look over.

mtymyk · 07-31-2010, 12:47 AM

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Originally Posted by crazymikey555

always do a good preflight look over.

words to live by!!!!! and they'll save you lots of money lol!

Wiggen · 07-31-2010, 05:10 AM

Did you hit throttle hold when this happened?This is always the right thing to do when the heli spins out of control like that.The heli will stop spinning and you can auto her to the ground.Even if your not good at auto,s the crash damage will be a lot less.

dazzzer30 · 07-31-2010, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by crazymikey555

So today i had a little bit of light left after work. So i rushed to get the blade out looked it over real quick will never make the mistake again got up around 40 feet in the air and before i knew it. it was spinning in circles well i tried my hardest to bring it down easy didn't work so well smashed hard into the ground. so i looked at the damage and sre enough the belt was loose i learn on thing from this always do a good preflight look over.

yer but the belt might have came loose when you was in the air not on the ground but i know what you mean about checking everything over good. sometimes the last things you would think of checking become the big problems .

Encoder · 07-31-2010, 07:28 AM

Yeah my last time out I flew 3 packs and on the forth about 3 minutes into the flight she started making a strange chirping sound. Decided to land her and turned out the belt stretched a bit. Tightened up and good to go. But I'll check her over before flight and listen for the telltale chirping sound which I can only imagine is the belt slapping the inside of the tail boom.

Guzziman · 08-01-2010, 06:27 AM

You know if you had of checked before flight.That you would have the answer as to if was loose before you started.Or if it cames loose in flight.
Preflight check all the time.

Encoder · 08-01-2010, 08:42 AM

Very true.

07-30-2010, 10:55 PM	#1
crazymikey555 Registered Users Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: usa,mn,eagan	learning the hard way So today i had a little bit of light left after work. So i rushed to get the blade out looked it over real quick will never make the mistake again got up around 40 feet in the air and before i knew it. it was spinning in circles well i tried my hardest to bring it down easy didn't work so well smashed hard into the ground. so i looked at the damage and sre enough the belt was loose i learn on thing from this always do a good preflight look over.

07-31-2010, 07:28 AM	#5
Encoder Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: US	Yeah my last time out I flew 3 packs and on the forth about 3 minutes into the flight she started making a strange chirping sound. Decided to land her and turned out the belt stretched a bit. Tightened up and good to go. But I'll check her over before flight and listen for the telltale chirping sound which I can only imagine is the belt slapping the inside of the tail boom. __________________ Blade 400, DS35000G,GY520, DS287MGs on cyclic, CC BEC Blade MSR Blade MCX

08-01-2010, 06:27 AM	#6
Guzziman Registered Users Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: PERTH WESTERN AUSTRALIA	You know if you had of checked before flight.That you would have the answer as to if was loose before you started.Or if it cames loose in flight. Preflight check all the time. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. MAAA membership AUS71789 B400 gy401 s9257 tail servo HS 65 mg servos this thing rocks

08-01-2010, 08:42 AM	#7
Encoder Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: US	Very true. __________________ Blade 400, DS35000G,GY520, DS287MGs on cyclic, CC BEC Blade MSR Blade MCX

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07-31-2010, 05:10 AM	#3
Wiggen Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Norway	Did you hit throttle hold when this happened?This is always the right thing to do when the heli spins out of control like that.The heli will stop spinning and you can auto her to the ground.Even if your not good at auto,s the crash damage will be a lot less.