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Crashed? Discussion and Photos > @#$%*@#%&$$# powerline!!!!!!
 
 
Copter Doctor
Elite Veteran
Location: daleville/ft.rucker, al

there i was, just flying along, minding my own business, when all of a sudden, the heli was coming apart!!!! what in the name of all that is holy just happened????? hey man, i think you hit the powerline!!! came from behind me. what powerline??? i asked.........ooooh, that one!!!! did i really hit it?? i dont see it wobbling at all!!. lats go over and see whats left....ouch!!!! oh yeah, the powerline did it. now who in the #$%# was stupid enough to put a powerline right in front of where i plan to fly. i got a few choice words for alabama power.... well anyway, the next bell 222 i build will have a wire srike kit installed

drive a rotary, fly a rotorcraft
04-01-2003 Over year old.
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fitenfyr
rrProfessor
Location: Port Orchard, Washington

Oooooh!

Emile,
That line certainly did a number on that one.

Somehow I don't think a wire strike kit would've helped.

Sorry bud!

Jason Stiffey
Fly Fast....Live Slow...
04-01-2003 Over year old.
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Naomi
Elite Veteran
Location: Ontario, Canada

Ouch!.. a sad crash scene.. Is it repairable?

Naomi
04-01-2003 Over year old.
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groundeffect
Key Veteran
Location: Newfoundland Canada

ouch...

sorry to hear of your crash dude, wow it looks like the whole head, main shaft and gearing came out!

good luck,
Dean

A Vision From Higher Up
04-01-2003 Over year old.
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vetrider
Elite Veteran
Location: Daleville, AL (Ft.Rucker)

AHHH Quit your whining

It had the uglyst blades ever put on a heli.

Plus it was a NEXUS!!!!!!!

Nolan Manley
RREMODELS, KBDDintl, Magnum Fuel
Stratus, ODIN, Knight3D, ATOM 500, TREX 700N.
04-01-2003 Over year old.
 
 
vetrider
Elite Veteran
Location: Daleville, AL (Ft.Rucker)

Let me tell ya about the first time Emile tried to sit on my motorcycle.

OH, YES, Emile........... It was almost as ugly as those blades!!! AS good as he is flying, he sucks at balance. Anyway, Emile's always good for some fun and laughs though.
Emile says the heli is salvagable. Nothing 3 or 4 pounds of fiberglass can't fix!

Nolan Manley
RREMODELS, KBDDintl, Magnum Fuel
Stratus, ODIN, Knight3D, ATOM 500, TREX 700N.
04-01-2003 Over year old.
 
 
heli_guy37
Senior Heliman
Location: Central, Ohio

Im sorry about the crash.


Happy Flying,

Josh
04-01-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Twobeers
Key Veteran
Location: Toronto, Canada

So sorry and saddened to hear about your crash. Did you happen to get it on video though?

I lost my infamous tag line.
04-01-2003 Over year old.
 
 
dannyfyl
Senior Heliman
Location: Miri, Malaysia

 ... In that order.
04-01-2003 Over year old.
 
 
corey11
Elite Veteran
Location: Bay Area, California

gees this sucks!! now were crashing in the air and on the ground!
04-01-2003 Over year old.
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icleanwater
Veteran
Location: Fresno, Ca.

It's always a bummer to see the aftermath of a crash, but its even worse when its scale......

Guess who's back, back again...
04-01-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Kam Wyatt
Senior Heliman
Location: cottondale, Fl.

Electric Wind Shear!

Will get ya everytime!
04-02-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Copter Doctor
Elite Veteran
Location: daleville/ft.rucker, al

i tell you what!!!!

i'd get more sympathy from a firing squad!!!
okay lemme clear up a few things. no i am not blind actually it was the thin wires that got me. they show up fine when you're looking at them but the little bastages dissapear in your perifreal (or however that is spelled ) i knew i cleared the thick wires but didnt realize i hadn't the thin ones. and as for the blades, the flew great and i thought they looked cool, guess i was the only one. guess the other set like them will just stay on the shelf. i did get the crash on video though and am still waiting to get a copy. i will get it posted soon as i do. that powerline did a number on it though, it litterally took the rotorhead, mast and main gear away from the fuselage in the colision. as for the fuselage, it is already pieced back together. the mechanics just need another set of sideframes, mast, flybar and feathering shaft and it is good to go. the worst part of the crash was that it got my csm gyro. it died, everything else survived. oh well it aint the first time and it wont be the last. what it was for sure.........was a blast!!!

drive a rotary, fly a rotorcraft
04-02-2003 Over year old.
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Copter Doctor
Elite Veteran
Location: daleville/ft.rucker, al

oh yeah vetrider

that motorcyle story was funny. glad i fly these things, cuz that incident alone proved motorcyles are not for me

drive a rotary, fly a rotorcraft
04-02-2003 Over year old.
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deckerv
Veteran
Location: Wellsville, NY

Dang.. Sorry for the loss. Gotta know that there is an easier way to recharge the batteries in flight though
04-02-2003 Over year old.
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Rick_H
Key Veteran
Location: Boulder City, Nevada

What CSM Gryo do you have? Mine broke when I crashed and I just replaced the Piezo Gyro. it is easy to remove and replace. It is plugged in and only cost me around $28.00 for a new one. Gyro is working fine now, if you are lucky the piezo gyro may of just fell off the circuit board as it is not soldered on, just held on with a dab of silicon rubber glue. Open it and check it out, it is the long cylinder on the circuit board.
04-02-2003 Over year old.
 
 
hawksport30
Heliman
Location: Deltona, Florida

Sorry but that powerline needs to be moved!!!

Ricardo
04-03-2003 Over year old.
 
 
markp
Heliman
Location: Plano, Texas

You know what would have really sucked....

If the heli was still hanging up there on that line!
04-03-2003 Over year old.
 
 
Copter Doctor
Elite Veteran
Location: daleville/ft.rucker, al

hey ja1010

i know, its all in good fun. vetrider alone gives me hell both at home and when he's away tdy, i know i got it coming whenever i crash or do something a little less than smart. rick h, the gyro was a csm 240. i only assumed it no longer works because the case is so badly broken. i havent really tried it and probably wont. i may look into sending it off, it was a great working gyro. i will check it out though. i am sure next year someone will remind me of the powerline being there

drive a rotary, fly a rotorcraft
04-03-2003 Over year old.
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ThBrtmn
Veteran
Location: Savannah, Georgia

OOOOOOOHHHH

I heard about that one. Sorry to hear it

~BART~
04-04-2003 Over year old.
 
 
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