Jerc 77
Heliman
Location: Honolulu
| So, I've been flying planks for almost 4 years and helis for a total of about 6 months. I figured it was a nice night to put a few flights on my Trex 450. I started out by getting my thumbs loosened up and then brought it in low for some face to face nose in hovering practice. That was fine. I did some more circuits around the field and then brought it in for some more nose in work. Feeling pretty confident, I tried to land it in that attitude. Well, it starting backing away from me, and before I knew it, the vertical tail fin caught the ground and stood the heli straight up on it's a$$! It then fell over and I had a mess to clean up. It wasn't bad though. New blades, boom, tail linkage, tail control, and flybar. Only about $35. I have never wrecked anything, but, I just got too confidant and that is the result. Oh, well, it could have been MUCH worse. It could have been my Raven in the dirt! |
