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Old 06-01-2008 | 07:17 AM
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soloboss
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Default RE: got my CX2 stuck in a tree

If you don't rough up the CX2 and just let it die, the damage may be minimal. The battery will be a total loss, but when it dies the electronics will be safe. As far as the motor, new brushes and a new break-in may be all that's needed.

There was a post in this forum waayyyy back from a guy who lost a yellow CX in a bean field. It seems the CX is the same color yellow as the beans are when they blossom. So it was perfectly camouflaged. Then the beans went green and they got too tall. Anyhow the the heli was in the bean field until harvest time and the combine driver spotted it. It need a good bath and a new battery, but it worked fine after being out all summer in the rain and such.

I hope you are as lucky!
Maybe you need a low powered bow and rubber tipped arrow - a professional grade "Kid's" bow and arrow.
Or enlist the services of a 60 size gas helicopter with a 20 foot string and hook hanging down.
Or a tornado. Call the national weather service and see if you can buy a tornado. Or just rent a little one for a few minutes.

Sorry. It's not funny. I stuck my CX in a tree - upside down over the river across the street. I was lucky. With full throttle and a lot of stick work, I pulled the skid off the frame and the heli came loose - at full throttle - inverted - heading straight down toward the river. Of course I saved it and I still have the CX because I'm just such an excellent flier. Actually I still have it because I used my 'Dumb Luck" card for the day.

Hmmm. "Dumb Luck Cards" If I got some printed and sent the box to the Vatican to get them blessed by the Pope, I could sell them on Ebay and make a fortune!

Anyhow, best of luck with the CX. Let us know how you do with it.