Well I just came back from the flying field. Last weeked I did my first forward flight 3 loops of flying the airplane pattern then land. I was excited!!! This weekend however, I take off and hover for a while to check out my blade 400. Then take off into the loop and on the down wind turn I manage to pitch it in to the dirt. I blame my dumb thumbs. So now I get to repair the main shaft, a few servos, flybar, tail boom, main gear, etc....
Well if you going to fly your going to crash!!!
I love this hobby!!!!!!
05-11-2008 02:28 AM
Zman9545 Veteran Location: The Golden STATE
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Well if you going to fly your going to crash!!!
Some of us more often than others.
Sorry to hear
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05-11-2008 08:31 AM
Ray Fernandez Key Veteran Location: Guam (U.S.A.)
That's probably one of the unfortunate things about this hobby. Sorry to hear of your mishap. Don't let it deter you from going forward. Repair your heli and try it again.......maybe a bit higher this time.
I have only 1 reply for the blade 400, Get a magnifying glass, for the parts are so small i cant see them, not to mention my huge fingers don't go well with the parts.
If it doesn't fly sell it!
05-11-2008 04:42 PM
alf1096 Senior Heliman Location: TX
I know how you feel everything I crash my first reaction is I am going to sell this piece of *&^%#. But I always change my mind
05-11-2008 05:22 PM
david raptor Senior Heliman Location: uk swales newport
ive just come back from flying . first flight i did my first circuit ever with my blade 400 so pleased with myself.second flight took it up took the first turn to big and the helicopter went out to far and lost which way it was moving i thought i was tail sliding so i pushed the nose down and full power .not a good idea the tail was not pointing to the ground it was the nose to late it when in
A good sign of when you're actually getting the hang of it is when you are flying it more than working on. My work bench time still out numbers my flying time by a bunch.
05-11-2008 09:23 PM
C:\DUH! New Heliman Location: Texas
Man these parts are small. I quickly learned do not repair on the carpet. Where did that screw go?
I am having fun repairing and figuring out what goes where.
I like building as much as flying.
So I guess I picked the right hobby.
05-12-2008 05:01 AM
Zman9545 Veteran Location: The Golden STATE
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I quickly learned do not repair on the carpet. Where did that screw go?
There are numerous ways to avoid such incidents when a bench is not available. What I find that works rather well is a large cookie pan. I currently own a 50 nitro so this trick works really good to prevent fluid spills and loosing screws at the field or at home.
Trex600N Pro Kinetic 50
-The ONLY way you fail is when you quit.-
05-12-2008 05:12 AM
Pistol_Pete Elite Veteran Location: Tampa Bay non-Buccaneer
^ drop a magnet on the pan...nothing metal will escape it!
Another good idea for repairing / building is put a white towel on the surface you are working on and on the floor just below you. (I work on my coffee table) If anything falls it won't bounce and will be easily visible.
welcome to the addiction, part of it's using the drug, and part of it is getting the drug ready for use.
Ignorance is curable, stupidity is for life.
05-12-2008 07:55 PM
Vertiviper Senior Heliman Location: NY- USA
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That's probably one of the unfortunate things about this hobby. Sorry to hear of your mishap. Don't let it deter you from going forward. Repair your heli and try it again.......maybe a bit higher this time.
It really is a tough concept to grasp at first..but the higher you fly the less likely you are to crash. Those extra 10-20' in the air will give u that extra split second to correct yourself if you lose orientation.
05-12-2008 07:57 PM
speeddemon370 Veteran Location: Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada
^definately!
I've even gone so far as to find myself a nice 30 ft hill to stand and take off/land on but it drops off quite steep all around. That way you can be close enough to see clearly everything that's going on in some of the more technical maneuvers but you still have at least enough altitude to correct 1.5 mistakes. (it's always the last .5 that gets me. lol)
with 2 ears and 1 mouth you should listen twice as much as you talk
Sorry to hear 
