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Safety - RC Helis are not toys > my spooky missing blade story..

jeffscholl

Key Veteran - Location: Whitefish, MT -

A couple weeks ago I had my Extreme lock out and hit the ground with the blades wound up at 1750. It was a mild crash, but the blades made 6 good swipes in the dirt destroying the 700's. There were a few blade pieces I didn't locate so I assumed they wound up in the tall grass.

Last saturday I jumped in the hot tub with the girlfriend and she found something on the cover she couldn't identify...but I could....

Here is the layout....

The culprit...

Cheers,
Jeff

11-10-2003 Over year old.

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Doug
Elite Veteran
Location: Naples Florida....

That's one way to show of your house

First member of Member of Bearings Anonymous

11-10-2003 Over year old.

fitenfyr
rrProfessor
Location: Port Orchard, Washington

Nice distance...

Must have been a lovely crash.

Jason Stiffey
Fly Fast....Live Slow...

11-10-2003 Over year old.

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Mike Freas
Senior Heliman
Location: SanDiego, CA USA

Off topic but damn thats a nice house!

11-10-2003 Over year old.

rob_jones
Key Veteran
Location: Oglethorpe, GA

Nice pad.

Those weighted blade tips can get some serious distance. There is a metal-roof shelter at the field I fly at. A P-Max bit the dust at a fun fly a couple of weeks ago. It went in a good 50 yards from the building and probably ten seconds after it finished the chicken dance and the smoke settled, there was a loud POW on the roof of the shelter. We all soiled our shorts.

Turns out it was about the last 6 inches of a mah 700 blade (the part with the lead). It must've gone nearly straight up and came down in the exact center of the roof.

Just another reminded of the amount of energy stored in these things...

-----
Team MRC Hirobo
I reject your reality and substitute my own.

11-10-2003 Over year old.

rc-pilotdog
Senior Heliman
Location: USA

Now that is spooky, but at least you have a really nice house!

Don't blame me I did not vote for him!

11-11-2003 Over year old.

jeffscholl
Key Veteran
Location: Whitefish, MT

Hi all,

The house is not mine, but in fact belongs to my girlfriend and her sister. I spend most my time there however ;-)

BimmerM3,
I have been through a bunch of MAH 710 blades and they all had a metel wire in the leading edge which kept them in one piece even after the hardest hits. Did the tip pull out from the wire?

Cheers,
Jeff

11-11-2003 Over year old.

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sharam
Elite Veteran
Location: Northern California

Ahh, the magic phrase: "she has a sister!!""

Can I come over? I belong to RR. I love helis! I gotta qualify!! Right?

11-11-2003 Over year old.

heliweb
Heliman
Location: Santiago, Chile

I want to know her sister too!!!

11-12-2003 Over year old.

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JP3DFLYR
Senior Heliman
Location: Saint george UT/So Cal

how old is the sister? tell her i do 3d

11-12-2003 Over year old.

RotorX
Key Veteran
Location: London

So how do we get to you hotub

11-12-2003 Over year old.

Raptor Master
Senior Heliman
Location: Burgaw, NC

Quote
So how do we get to you hotub

up the stairs, past the guest bathroom, third door to the right

all ya gotta do is look throught the windows in the picture

. : the Greatness : .

11-13-2003 Over year old.

jeffscholl
Key Veteran
Location: Whitefish, MT

hi all,

your comments are killing me...

anyway, here is a quick project testing some panoramic software which will show the stairs:
http://webdev1.centurytel.net/jeff/gr_test.html

the cardboard next to the door is the Fury heli pad....
found out the hard way the oil stains granite :-(

Cheers,
Jeff

11-13-2003 Over year old.

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heliRoach
Heliman
Location: Plano TX

Sweet....I've loaded the truck and am on my way up

11-13-2003 Over year old.

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George Matthews
Key Veteran
Location: N.W. Ohio

Gee you would think in this day and age that people could afford something more than just a stinkin log cabin !

George Matthews
Team MRC/Hirobo
Team Wildcat Fuels
RCPrecisionHeli.com

11-14-2003 Over year old.

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Jim C
Veteran
Location: Indiana, PA

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Gee you would think in this day and age that people could afford something more than just a stinkin log cabin !

lmmfao! log cabin... more like log mansion!!!

jim

http://jimsrc.com

11-14-2003 Over year old.

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Chem Geek
Senior Heliman
Location: Sarasota, FL

I love it, great TV and then the amplified antennae for VHF/UHF on the window sill, ala walmart.

Killer house though!

12-04-2003 Over year old.

jeffscholl
Key Veteran
Location: Whitefish, MT

physics_nut,
I here ya...
One of the girls loves to watch "Friends" but has to deal with the local affiliate since DirecTv won't let that one through :-(
I tend to hide downstairs during the "Thursday 30 minute snow show" to watch HD material.

Cheers,
Jeff

12-04-2003 Over year old.

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rob_jones
Key Veteran
Location: Oglethorpe, GA

Jeff:

I just noticed the question you asked me! Yes, the wire pulled out of the MAH blade.

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Team MRC Hirobo
I reject your reality and substitute my own.

12-04-2003 Over year old.

rover
Senior Heliman
Location: Brandon,FL

Must be IPIX.

Rover
Mechanical Engineer

12-15-2003 Over year old.

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