Balled up my RC Chopper today - video

[JeffM]

It sucks when you crash, but it makes you feel a little better when there's video of it

I was trying out the new stuff I put on the heli - digital high torque/speed servos, ultralight paddles, and a throttle jockey pro governer.. Everything was working awesome. The frickin heli is a rocket and maneuvers like a mongoose on crack and steroids.

So I get up some altitue to practice "Death Spirals" - that's what you see in the first part of the video. I pull out of it, then I go inverted, and when I give it negative pitch, the battery must have ripped off the tape holding it on, and pulled the plug right out.. I lost ALL control. I flipped throttle hold, shut the govrner down, and put it in normal flight mode - but got no response. I had no control whatsoever. All I could do was watch it and hope the damage wasn't too bad - which it's not really as bad as I had thought it would be. Here are the pics:

Here's the before pic:


And... the after...



And here's what you've been for, THE VIDEO - 12mb WMV

Nice eh? hahaa - oh, and warning on the language if you got kids around or are in work

[Rob B (shoebox)]

Sorry it happened, Jeff.

But, you know, now it kind of goes along with that picture you use for an avatar.

[paul]

too bad about the crash, but I am impressed by your flying skills.
If it were real I'd lose my lunch!!

[wolfdogs]

glad you were'nt in it!!!!!!!!!!

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