Well we had X8 tip stalls, Paul cloud bursting ( while keeping in LOS with me spotting ) Snowy`s Heli grass cutting, then the grass had its revenge.............. Here`s a quick taster video
Today (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPQvk4Nsbrg#ws)
No damage, the footage before it in the video was in fact the recorded footage after the tip stall. Picked her up, did the walk of shame, threw it back up :)
That looked a right off mate, good job there was no water around, I'm sure you would have found it,
Not sure if you know(prob do) but in a stall like that just turn the ailerons in the direction of the spin and power it some, you'll fly out of it, I know at the time your arse is flapping a bit but something to remember next time
Nope tried that :) Tried Daemon`s X8 advice of wait 2.5 spins then elevator down, still nothing. Full power slowed the stall a bit, but then as soon as I gave any control inputs it went straight back into high speed spin again :(
I think Snowy and Paul were right, I should have left throttle on longer, but full throttle vertical dive with earth coming up fast conflicted in my brain lol
It was in a flooded field, I had to wade up to my knee`s through it lol, I was not impressed haha
Thought there might be water involved somewhere mate :P
Hehehe :) All the fields were flooded, river running 20 yards to its left and it landed in a dry patch, what were the chances being one of my planes :)
I did notice before flying yesterday that my Gopro case lense was scratched, thought it would be ok, but no, spoils the HD, so if anyone knows where I can get replacements cheaper that £13.50 each ! it would be helpful :)
Congrats to Paul BTW for hitting his goal of cloud bursting. He was chuffed he finally got to do it, I hope my spin doesn`t distract from his accomplishment
Hi Ian,
Amazon do a replacement pack of two GoPro lenses for £17 with free delivery.
Cheers,
Tim
Excellent cheers :)
Quote from: Coyote on June 11, 2012, 12:51:45 PM
No damage, the footage before it in the video was in fact the recorded footage after the tip stall. Picked her up, did the walk of shame, threw it back up :)
Bit mental that you can get it into an unrecoverable spin, I think your new handle should be
Goose :laugh:
Wow that spin was brutal, and you had plenty of time to be able to recover but couldn't - wtf?
Well done Paul on the cloud busting, looked great :D
WTF Hardcore m8!! :o
Jim.
We aim to please :)
oh i thought that was some rebuilding work to be done there so glad it's still alive :)
Looked a cracking day out.
I thought you were just having fun with a spin... showing us how fun it is when your lipos are tied down.. then pow. Wasn't expecting that. :o
Does an X8 need a shute?
Nope, just needs a pilot that doesnt stall it hahah :)
I wonder how bad it would have been without lipo`s tied down......hmmmm
It was fun, and short, rain came without warning which stopped the fun :(