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First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2017 7:10 pm
by Lee
Didn't go quite to plan
Did a full check on all mechanical and electrical systems.
Took off, and at 3ft, twang. Tail blade ejected.
Ripped up the tail unit, but i did manage to auto to a smooth landing.
Well that was an exciting first flight back
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:01 am
by pvolcko
Wow. Forget you dinged it last time you flew?
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 4:39 am
by Graham Lawrie
Unlucky Lee. However good effort in getting back out
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2017 6:23 pm
by Lee
No ding Paul. I just think a year sitting in the house has allowed the plastic tail blades to degrade.
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 7:33 pm
by Lee
After tearing down the tail, it looks like maybe the tail bearings disintegrated.
Got away pretty lightly. Bearings, tail fin, and one tail blade, is all the damage.
Shame, out of all the spare parts i have for the tail, these parts, i don't have
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 7:31 am
by KevG
warp or Goblin Lee
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:25 pm
by Lee
Luckily the Warp.
Much cheaper
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Sat Aug 19, 2017 6:52 pm
by Lee
Well second time lucky.
Took the Warp and a quad up to Marbella to meet some flying buddies.
This time, success. Warp stayed in one piece.
First flight after more than a year was sketchy. Just floating around doing circuits.
But from the second flight onwards, i was back to piroflips etc
All the guys there have new Goblins. 500s, 380s and a new Uruakay and Fireball
Also got to see first hand a DJI Mavic. Nice bit of kit.
I went up there on my Motorbike. With my gear in a rucsack.
They all have motorbikes too, so hoping next time to get some riding and flying in.
Also my friend Antonio has promised me a drive in his Lamborgini Aventador, cant wait
Still want to sell my Goblin 570 to get a 420, so I can carry it on my motorbike.
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 1:04 am
by pvolcko
Cool stuff!
Re: First heli flight in more than a year.
Posted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:38 am
by DOG
Man Lee... you get to drive a Lamborghini. Sweet deal. You guys have the roads to enjoy vehicles like that. Here in the U.S. the roads are rough
There's a place in Orlando Florida, many others i imagine, that you can pay to drive exotic cars and NASCAR if you cough up some $$$$. Glad to here your back in the air. Nothing like getting some flight time in when you can.