RunRyder - Terrible Accident in Hong Kong

rrTV-PHOTO

New HD TV

HOME rrTV-PHOTO GALLERIES MY GALLERY HELP-FAQ

myHOME PM pmRR MEMBERS 528 ONLINE 45 EVENTS SEARCH REGISTER START HERE

1 page

4920 views

POST REPLY

Next D	.	Fast Lad Performance	.	Ace Hobby
	.		.

Safety - RC Helis are not toys > Terrible Accident in Hong Kong

ASETO
Heliman
Location: HONGKONG

A man is hit on his back of the head by a 90 Freya today.
http://news.tvb.com/630pm/2008/0113/index.html

The story said that he has ten years flying experience. The accident is happened when the helicopter was on the ground and the heli suddently jumped to that man as his friend was passing the transmitter to him.

Pray for him.

Another link:
http://www.hkatvnews.com/v3/share_o...ews_113393.html

01-13-2008 02:52 PM

Angelos
Key Veteran
Location: nr Oxford, OX11, UK

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/080113/60/2mxtq.html

Google translation>

Helicopters impact middle-aged man whose head coma (Star Island) January 13 Sunday 5:18 PM

Tseung Kwan O in a rare accident, a heavy six kg remote model helicopters, a middle-aged man was hit in the head, was lying on the ground unconscious to the hospital, in serious condition. The accident occurred at about 1 pm in the Tseung Kwan O Chun Wang Street near a seaside ground, the police said that the helicopter was on the ground

, The propeller is turning, he asked his friend to let him control, the helicopter suddenly the air, right into the injured brain, wound about 20 cm. Seriously injured victims unconscious, to Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he is undergoing surgery. Remote control model helicopter accident about 1 m-long, 6 kilograms, from petrol driven the fastest speed of 90 kilometers. The injured to the hospital to visit a friend said, and the injured person familiar with controlled model helicopters, have many years of experience, not novice. Police stressed that land belonging to the premises, with signs warning people not to play model aircraft, otherwise it is illegal. Hong Kong remote control glider flight Mar Chairman of the Association said, generally speaking, the audience will stay away from the location of the crowd, playing remotely piloted aircraft to ensure safety. He criticized, the Government has no plans specific locations for the public to play model airplanes, so players dispersed, which could lead to accidents. (Luozhenwei Photo)

Spartan RC R&D - Visit us at our local club www.helicollective.org.uk

01-13-2008 08:22 PM

TRex888
Veteran
Location: Monmouth, UK

Just saw it on TV in UK. The TV clip suggested maybe there was a radio glitch. Anyone know if he was using 2.4GHz or PCM?

Although the signs forbid RC model, it looked about the safest place to fly in HK.

Sends a chill up your spine knowing it could happen to anyone.

01-13-2008 08:48 PM

rudyy
Veteran
Location: E. Amherst, NY, USA

Here is the English version. The "suspect" from the picture is a Evo 90.

http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_...r=20080114&fc=1

Rudy

01-13-2008 11:26 PM

JEEPWORLD2002
Key Veteran
Location: BLUEBELL PA USA

cant see the pic well enough to see the ant or sat rxs ? it says some thing at the bottom about 1 at a time so poss 72 or 35 or what ever hk is. out he dont look well in the pic. seams the friend may have hit the idle up switch

never let any one near ur tx ever!!

Trex600n Trex500 Mikado LoGo5003d// Hacker, CastleCreations,Ys 50, JR 7703d/8900, Radix

01-13-2008 11:42 PM

rudyy
Veteran
Location: E. Amherst, NY, USA

According to the news, one possible cause could be that one of the switches is flipped (idle-up?) accidentally when passing the radio transmitter.

Rudy

01-14-2008 01:11 AM

JEEPWORLD2002
Key Veteran
Location: BLUEBELL PA USA

but if it were at idle then hit idle up and it punches it in neg down not up so probally the throtte stick on the neck strap and or idle up but either way no other hands near the tx but urs and this can be avoided.

Trex600n Trex500 Mikado LoGo5003d// Hacker, CastleCreations,Ys 50, JR 7703d/8900, Radix

01-14-2008 01:44 AM

rudyy
Veteran
Location: E. Amherst, NY, USA

They probably did not have the throttle hold switch configured or set to on especially for such the big bird. What a very "expensive" lesson to learn if that is the case.

Rudy

01-14-2008 01:55 AM

Jonesy
Senior Heliman
Location: Planet Earth

Wishing a healthy recovery to the people involved in this accident. Surprising that this doesn't happen more often. Especially in all of these videos we see these days of people flying 3d so close to themselves and others.

01-14-2008 02:00 AM

HOMEPAGE

Infarcted
Senior Heliman
Location: downunder

There could be a host of errors ,including say throttle arm suddenly loosening up and going full throttle ,interference ,loose ball limk on throttle arm etc.
HK is a very difficult place to fly helis .People used to crawl under fences of construction sites and fly over dirt .Others used to fly during the night adjacent to main roads using stadium flood lights.The only other options are designated flying fields ,which are quite far from the city and require an entrance member fee and monthly fees (hefty) and once there ,you got all types of people from total beginners to the better flyers and you only wrote down your frequency on paper.Also a lot of people don't have cars ,so for those yearning to start in the hobby ,meant flying illegally and at unusual times of day often close to their high rise apartments eg the small park .Also a lot of people really only have good hovering skills ,and high circuits are out of the question ,due to the limited chances to develop themselves. Therefore they often hover very close to them (thinking they're good) ,say 1-1.5 m and often above their heads .
I know this from first hand experience and not bullsh***ing.
So I am not at all surprised at the accident.I wish the man's speedy recovery .

01-15-2008 11:20 AM

aerton
Veteran
Location: Longueuil, QC, Canada

My transmitter is my transmitter. I don't move it around or give it to anybody or leave unattended.

I remember when I was starting up I had a stupid accident while taking my transmitter from the hands of my brother and accidentally moving throttle lever, so the heli just flew up and crashed, practically self destructed.

Since then, I have near religious attention to my transmitter. I carry it with me very accurately and give to nobody, no matter how experienced or not. Neither will I give my heli to anybody, or fly near me. I fly it above. I minimize the risk this way, and it works great. I protect my legs with something, if I have a carrying bag with me, it stands right before me on spool up. I had a heli self-destruct on spool up and hit my leg last year. I check connectors, and bolts, and if something doesn't feel right, I go home.

Even if the heli goes bezerk if my tx is not in my hands I have absolutely no chance of getting back control. And buttons are sensitive, you can't just "accidentally" push them and then push them back, expecting for the things to return the way they were.

01-17-2008 04:28 AM

HOMEPAGE

jsflysRC
Heliman
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada

Another point of interest is that the accident happened in an uncontrolled field.

01-18-2008 02:15 AM

BigguyOz
Key Veteran
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

I don't think the location had anything to do with it whatsoever. There were two guys, both directly involved with the helicopter. The two guys could have been anywhere when the accident happened, itts not like the victim was some passer-by.

My point is that "an authorised field" offers no protection at all, and it would be folly to assume there is some magic mantle of safety which protects those operating from an authorised field....

Tony Stott
Scenefromabove.com.au
Trex 450,
8m mast
AP hot air balloon
AP kites

01-18-2008 05:35 AM

HOMEPAGE

bill the greek
Veteran
Location: Greece

And here is the video from local media.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Jn39HmoQRf4

Bill

Nobody is Perfect but who want to be Nobody...

01-30-2008 05:21 PM

ASETO
Heliman
Location: HONGKONG

He recovered O.K and whispered to those Hobby friends who visited him that the nurse looking after him is very beautiful.
He is optimistic and strong because his left side of the body is still unmobilized.

He may need a longer time to recover.
Wish him well.

01-31-2008 02:11 AM

rudyy
Veteran
Location: E. Amherst, NY, USA

How is he now?

Rudy

02-22-2008 09:57 PM

ASETO
Heliman
Location: HONGKONG

Here : http://www.rcsail.com/forum/viewtop...3a656fcb6d959ff

He asks friends to bring him Tx & Sim for physicaltherapy.
But he need to change to mode 2 cause his left hand can not move freely at the moment.