RunRyder - Neck strap or not?

rrTV-PHOTO

New HD TV

HOME rrTV-PHOTO GALLERIES MY GALLERY HELP-FAQ

myHOME PM pmRR MEMBERS 538 ONLINE 24 EVENTS SEARCH REGISTER START HERE

2 pages [ << < 1 ( 2 ) > >> ]

3370 views

POST REPLY

Next D	.	Fast Lad Performance	.	Ace Hobby
	.		.

Safety - RC Helis are not toys > Neck strap or not?

USNAviationjay
Senior Heliman
Location: Sugar Land Tx USA

why are you guys leaning over with a transmitter hot around your neck anyway?

T hold should always be on when near the aircraft period..

you can bump the throttle all day lone with thold and nothings gonna happen.

on top of that unless you are actively using your transmitter it shouldnt be around your neck while handling the aircraft anyway.

put it on after the aircraft is ready to fly.

I guess being in the Navy and working with real aircraft for 10 years hammered safety into my head but common folks don't blame the strap on your laziness and inattentiveness.

07-02-2008 04:34 PM

TachyonDriver
Veteran
Location: Chipping, Lancs, UK

Wise words from USN there.

FWIW - the Tx stays on the floor next to me whilst I start the heli and get the idle stabilised. The strap only goes round my neck once the heli's at the take off point. Once I land, the engine is shut off and I take the Tx off my neck before stopping the blades. If I land and want to keep the engine running, perhaps to adjust the needle etc. the the tx also comes off my neck, again before stopping the blades.

I have nudged the throttle accidentally before on my electric FP helis, both coaxial and single rotor, but that was due to me NOT taking the tx off my neck

Tach.

Little Spinning Bundle of Joy®

07-03-2008 12:34 AM

naked painter
Senior Heliman
Location: Mid glamorgan uk

As I said earlier I don't think it's safe. It only needs to happen once and you'll change.

07-03-2008 07:47 AM

Park
Heliman
Location: Buda, Tx-Travis

The Navy has never had an accident……

07-03-2008 03:08 PM

akshaw
Senior Heliman
Location: Plymouth Meeting, PA

My 2 cents, using a strap can be safe as long as you form good habbits.

Before flight I have a habbit to FIRST turn tx on, hit throttle hold and THEN to turn heli on. I do all this before placing strap around my neck.
Once ready to fly, to put strap on I use my finger to secure throttle hold switch in its on position while pulling strap over my head.

After landing my habbit is to hit throttle hold to land or immediately after landing. Then AFTER landing but BEFORE approaching heli I use my finger to secure throttle hold switch in its on position while pulling strap off.

This way my tx is in my hands way before I even get close to the heli and there is no way throttle hold is going to get turned off in the process of putting the strap on or taking it off.

There is no royal road to flying helis but the sim sure helps!

07-16-2008 08:18 AM

USNAviationjay
Senior Heliman
Location: Sugar Land Tx USA

Accidents don't happen when checklists and attention to detail is observed.
and the Navy doesn't call them "accidents" that infers that someone wasn't paying attention.
they are called incidents, and 98% of those incidents are when someone didn't follow a checklist for a procedure.

As for the neckstrap.. I just dont see how people can be so damn lazy that they arn't taking safety seriously while working on their helis.

its really easy.. instead of being lazy and just taking off the quick release on your transmitter you take off the ENTIRE NECK STRAP while working on anything.

Ive watched countless people at fun flys working over hot helis with that strap dangling like a necktie over machinery.

not very freaking smart.

If people are that stupid and careless maybe they shouldn't be flying RC at all? they could hurt someone else if they arn't smart enough to even take personal safety precautions.

call it 10 years of being a Navy "Safety Nazi" or just being anal but hey that's how I see it.

07-16-2008 01:30 PM

Pistol_Pete
Elite Veteran
Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer

Quote
call it 10 years of being a Navy "Safety Nazi" or just being anal but hey that's how I see it.

you are a product of your environment where safety is the upmost concern due to the fact that boneheads are allowed to enlist as well.

dont compare yourself to civilians...its might make you sound too anal.

and remember...there's the navy way and then there's the right way

of course you've never heard that one before.

EDITED:

btw...I leave neck strap on and just turn it around towards my back out of harms way...radio detached of course...learned from flying planks to keep away from prop...and no...did not learn it the hard way.

<><>...the lunatic is in my head...<><>

07-17-2008 03:11 PM

HOMEPAGE

Jeff Greunke
Senior Heliman
Location: Northwest Ohio

The only injury I've ever herd of from a neck strap is when my wife grabbed mine and tried to yank my head off so I couldn't go flying

Seriously, if you fly pinch you need a neck strap and I would recommend one regardless. Never herd of anyone getting hurt by one? Common Sense does apply to neck straps just like every other aspect of this hobby

Raptor 30, Raptor 50, Raptor 50#2, E620

07-17-2008 04:05 PM

RappyTappy
Elite Veteran
Location: Las Vegas, NV

I've flown 10 years without a neckstap and I've pinched since day one, no issues here

Chris
Xero G

Forever Brothers
Mickey Tylo

07-17-2008 04:45 PM

HOMEPAGE

RaptorMan23
Senior Heliman
Location: Sioux City, IA

I use one

Im the only one at my field that uses one and I have reason to. Mainly we all know that sometimes when your learning a new manuever you get nervous and your palms will get sweaty, this way I know that if I were to loose grip on the radio, its only gonna drop a couple inches and then I can grab it back quickly. Its never happened to me but it gives me extra security. As far as reaching down to stop your blades, I usually just clip the neckstrap to my shirt or tuck it inside of my shirt. Especially when starting an airplane I usually have it tucked in my shirt

How high does it go? How fast does it go? Huh huh huh huh???!!!!

08-04-2008 11:39 PM

naked painter
Senior Heliman
Location: Mid glamorgan uk

"Ive watched countless people at fun flys working over hot helis with that strap dangling like a necktie over machinery.

not very freaking smart."

Yes, I agree!!

08-07-2008 03:11 PM

lloyd
Key Veteran
Location: Port Elizabeth,South Africa

For me neck strap all the way...

lloyd

future of nitro is ELECTRIC

08-07-2008 03:39 PM

XeeN
New Heliman
Location: Los Angeles, CA

I try to hold myself to a few rules of thumb (largely thanks to witnessing others use of neckstraps and reading stories on this sub-forum):

1. Keep TX + neckstrap connected, and keep neckstrap and TX off of my neck while I place my heli on the field, connect the battery, etc.

2. Only place the neckstrap around the neck once ready for flight.

3. Take off the neckstrap + TX once the flight is over, go slap in another battery, and get back to flying!

08-26-2008 08:05 PM

leftyatm
Veteran
Location: Elkton, MD, USA

Sometimes I use one, sometimes I don't. Depends on my mood and what I'm flying.

2X T-Rex 450 SE V2 T-Rex 500 CF T-Rex 600 CF and T-Rex 600 NSP

08-31-2008 10:29 AM

MolokaiBoy
Key Veteran
Location: Kailua-Kona,Hawaii USA

I use a neckstrap. The only time my Tx is strapped is when I am flying.

Les

08-31-2008 11:10 AM

HOMEPAGE

cba7824
Heliman
Location: Alaska

I use it occasionally when I fly too much on the days I fly.

Avant Aurora
AMA#913768

09-06-2008 04:33 AM

azrc_pilot
Heliman
Location: Seria, Brunei