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Safety - RC Helis are not toys > Neck strap or not?
 
 
wlfk
Veteran
Location: uk

I have been told in no uncertain terms that neck-straps to support the TX are dangerous and I shouldn't use one. My feeling is that they're safer because they increase comfort and security, and that the objection (that if you disconnect the strap the karabiners might catch in a rotor or propellor and be flung into your eye) isn't really relevant to me, as I only fly electric helicopters.

Any thoughts?

K

A bit like a kite, but 500 times more expensive
03-11-2008 01:55 AM
 
 
eggmcmuffinplz
Key Veteran
Location: Valencia, CA

I use one just so I know I can keep my hands free if I need to pick my heli up, and its not like your gonna fly with only your fingers on the gimball(if you use your thumbs).

Anything you can do, I can do inverted
Super Auto Master Scott
Rexy 450 and 500-DX7
03-11-2008 01:58 AM
 
 
steffgiguere
Veteran
Location: St-Eustache, Quebec, Canada

I use one, which as a quick and easy release, for two main reasons: 1 - to know that my Tx is always the same distance from my nose, make me more comfortable. 2- So it will not slip and fall.

I wish I could fly 24/7
03-11-2008 02:01 AM
 
 
BigguyOz
Key Veteran
Location: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

It is absurdly simple to connect a belt-mounted retractable security pass cord to the clip, so when you undo the TX, the clip is pulled in against your body.

And by the way, the danger is still there with an electric... if you walk up to your heli while it is spooling down, for example.

Tony Stott
Scenefromabove.com.au
Trex 450,
8m mast
AP hot air balloon
AP kites
03-11-2008 08:12 AM
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wlfk
Veteran
Location: uk

Good points both - thanks.

K

A bit like a kite, but 500 times more expensive
03-11-2008 08:21 AM
 
 
Park
Heliman
Location: Buda, Tx-Travis

I use one but.......one time the cord increased the throttle!! Lucky it was not much, no damage, no one hurt.
03-11-2008 04:47 PM
 
 
WJackson
Key Veteran
Location: Smyrna, Delaware

If a neckstrap is used always disconnect it from the tx. I just leave mine around my neck, all the time. Sometimes its still there when I get home cuz I forget to pack it in the tx case.

Bill Jackson
President- Delaware Heli Association
www.DelawareHeli.com
03-12-2008 08:31 PM
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shuttlepilot
Elite Veteran
Location: Mullins, South Carolina

In my plank flying days I never used one. With my helis I do, but I don't wear it around my neck, I go from left shoulder across and under my right arm. It never hangs down when unclipped, and it's always where I like it. I too, usually end up wearing mine home without thinking about it.

Gas is Great
QWW Field Rep
03-12-2008 08:38 PM
 
 
3D Heli Ireland
Veteran
Location: Ireland

I would recommend it, as simply it is one less thing to think about. When you are 3D'ing, it is hard enough to concentrate on that, without the thought that your Tx could slip always in the back of your mind, which can be just a little distracting!

Miniature Aircraft USA
Motors & Rotors
CSM
FlightPower
SAB
Cool Power
03-12-2008 08:44 PM
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crofty
Senior Heliman
Location: Phoenix, AZ - USA

I started using one while I was learning to fly. Each time I got spooked I'd clutch the tx closer and higher. I used the strap to help me relax and let the tx sit on the strap. I was getting stiff shoulders hanging on for dear life.

I have nerves of steel but thumbs of jelly!
03-13-2008 03:39 AM
 
 
whskytngofoxtrt
New Heliman
Location: Woodbridge NJ USA

I use the strap as it takes the weight off my hands ( JR tx's are bricks). as for leaning down over my heli, i leave the strap attached to the radio, and before i go NEAR the heli i hit the throttle hold switch, or kill the engine. when i'm carrying out to the flight line, i have throttle hold on also, with my left thumb holding the stick down. Also [B]Check your Switches for position b4 startup, hotstarts suck

Life is short, FLY HARD
05-08-2008 06:44 AM
 
 
blazobob
Senior Heliman
Location: us

hi
i use a strap too , you have to be carefull and have good flight habits , but it helps hold the radio for us pinch guys , bob

i run a TX strap loop extender on the TX to get a good balance point also

RR Master wannabe
05-11-2008 09:38 PM
 
 
Drunk Monk
rrProfessor
Location: Preston, UK

I always use one, don't feel comfortable without it


Stephen

I only open my mouth to change feet.....
05-11-2008 09:41 PM
 
 
whskytngofoxtrt
New Heliman
Location: Woodbridge NJ USA

same here drunk, i fly thumbs but it just doesnt feel the same without that strap

Life is short, FLY HARD
05-12-2008 07:24 PM
 
 
r2helis
Senior Heliman
Location: Western Colorado

I fly with a neck strap also. For the same reasons others have mentioned, I don't have to worry about dropping the Tx and I have better control over my heli. I activate my throttle hold before I start my machine and I don't release it until Im set and ready to fly. No hot starts, no accidents. Just my two cents worth.

I wish you well and many happy landings....

Pound for Pound, Heli's are a blast..... Roland
05-16-2008 01:27 AM
 
 
vrwired
Senior Heliman
Location: Boulder County, CO

No more strap for me.. I started with one, once it snagged my throttle once.. I never will again, Also.. I have the Mark IV retractable landing gear swtich on my radios "gear" switch.. if that were to get snagged while my heli was on the ground, the whole helicopter would self destruct.


I do use a strap for my Trex 600 and 450 for aerobatics though.

JR GSR260 - Mark IV Cam Mount
Trex 600NSP
Trex 600E
Trex 450SE
Hornet X3D
05-16-2008 09:15 PM
 
 
wthford
New Heliman
Location: Monticello, Illinois

Neckstrap

I've been flying helis since 1989, and I won't fly without one. I feel it gives me more control of the TX. I too have had the strap grab the throttle, but, now I am ever aware of that. The first thing I do after spindown is unhook the TX.
07-02-2008 03:18 AM
 
 
Wingman77
Key Veteran
Location: Pulaski TN US

I had the strap catch the throttle once with a 40 size plank and it jumped foward and took a chomp out of the tip of my thumb I ended up with 6 stitches and a heck of a scar now. It was nearly two months before I could hold the gimble good enough to fly again

it will not happen again though I have learned to watch out more carefully for that. I still use my strap for flying though.
07-02-2008 03:22 AM
 
 
TachyonDriver
Veteran
Location: Chipping, Lancs, UK

NECKSTRAP WITH TRAY

My neckstrap is attached to the tx tray - quite useful IMHO. The tray allows my hands to rest on it - I fly pinch method.

Tach.

Little Spinning Bundle of Joy®
07-02-2008 09:03 AM
 
 
naked painter
Senior Heliman
Location: Mid glamorgan uk

"No more strap for me.. I started with one, once it snagged my throttle once.. I never will again"

Same happened to me never again. Not safe.
07-02-2008 04:28 PM
 
 
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