ORIGINAL: erkrystof
ORIGINAL: crashcrash
Well, I'm sure you accomplished the appeal, and then some. I just did a test flight on my EXI and I put on those composite blades they sent when I bought the ''EXI plastic version'', and I took the woodies off. I had to make 1/2 turn adjust on the tracking...it was that close. I took it out, a little windy and gusty. Must'a got it right because I did a bit of hands off and some slow piros in the wind as well as some nose in, she's smooth as glass. The other night while re-building it after a crash, I powered it up for a test on the bench and somehow I tripped the idleup switch and it went full bore in my hand. I actually grabbed it hard and captured the blades in my arms as it's beating on me, I finally unplug the battery. Well, in grabbing it HARD, the canopy retainer stabbed two nice holes in my right hand (deep), blood splattered everywhere. The blades hit my left middle finger and peeled some skin back, as well as the beating my arms took, the bruises still hurt. The damage to the heli was a set of blades, feathering shaft, and a slightly bent lower rear frame. We fought, I think I LOST...I got beat up worse than it did. Good reason to have that TEST STAND you built. I'm glad I had woodies on there instead of the composite...could'a been a LOT worse. No matter how careful you are, sometimes it goes wrong. I sought to unpower the unit and minimize damage to the helicopter....I didn't think about minimizing the damage to ME. Had I been wearing my leather jacket, I doubt it would have hurt me as bad as it did. The lesson in all this....a 450 can really put you in the hurt locker, possibly kill you, so your stand is ''right on'' for something you need.[X(]
HOLY CRAP VIC, I'm glad you're okay, even with some serious puncture wounds and flesh beating. I'm sitting here with my mouth wide open just imagining that scenario, which I've worried about myself ever since I had a tx with an idle up switch. I assume you had the iodine or alcohol at the ready? My god... even with all that, you're lucky it didn't hop up enough to hit you in the neck or face. Sincerely hope the wounds don't require medical attention, good luck with the repairs to YOU and the heli.
Wow. Just, wow. Good lesson I hope none of us have to learn the first time OR again. Heal up, sir!
Since we have grandkids around alot and the daughter is a certified nurses assistant (I had military first aid training), we have good medical supplies here as well as talent. I ALMOST went to the ER when I couldn't get those puncture wounds which were about 1/2" deep to stop bleeding. Finally, I bit the bullet and forced antibiotic cream into the two holes, and did a good field pack and dressing on it, it's all good now, and healing properly. The arms are still sore from the beating, and the heli flys like a dream right now, so it's all good. If you run CF or composite main blades, it makes that senerio about 10x more dangerous, so just keep that in mind. CF or composite is like spinning knives at 2600rmp and if you got hit right, it would gut you like a deer. Now I do have composite blades, I will be more wary of what's happening for sure. This "hobby" has it's rewards, and it has it's possible dangers. Once, I did go to the ER, I put my fingers and thumb into a .40 gasser propeller to make a carb adjustment and it was at full throttle. I was lucky I didn't loose my right index finger that day, and I was luckier still...it was a wooden propeller which shattered instead of just amputating my finger.