unexpected emergency

[copterdoctor]

boy i tell ya, last sunday i had an engine er, motor failure with the 58D. i knew i would never auto this machine on a rgular basis because at 15 lbs, its heavy. i have even tried a hovering auto or two and it wasnt pretty. though the 610mm blades i am using are great for stability with their heavy weight, the fuselage's weight outweighs their ability to cushion a fast descent.........or so i thought. after taking off i climbed to altitude then made my 180 degree turn back to me and all went quiet (well quieter) unfortunately my cameraman stopped recording and missed the money shot of a touchdown but i am happy to report there was no damage as the landing couldnt have been more perfect.  those blades had more cushion than i thought. course it helps to do a run on auto like i did.
turns out the motor mounting screws came loose allowing the motor to shift its position and run against the sideframes and also cutting one of the lead wires causing a motor failure. i always said its a good idea to set your machine up for autos even if you arent capable of doing one or plan on doing one with the machine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfQLd_ZT_iQ

[blighty]

ruddy good save.

i have all ways thought that one of the first thing you should learn is how to auto.

[toecutter]

Holycow Doc!!

I speak for myself only when i say, I'de still be crying if that were me with that beautifull machine cos,  it be all in pieces.

is the motor done or can it be saved?  sure sounded nice!!

that pod on top makes that heli in to a recon machine..... i love it!!

glad its all in one piece

[SENECA]

Nice save.I love that heli with the pod on top.Very realistic.

[SENECA]

Atleast it didnt end up like this one.....

[im4711]

nice save.    Would have been a shame for that heli to go down hard.

[copterdoctor]

thanks guys, it was a good day.
yeah seneca, that one happenedhere at rucker,  one of the rc clubs use that field on the weekends.

[flyoz]

Cd how calm can you get?

I would be like gaaahhhhhh Im crashin

[im4711]

flyoz @ Fri Jan 01, 2010 12:49 am wrote:

Cd how calm can you get?

I would be like gaaahhhhhh Im crashin

That almost was my feeling this morning.My TRex 600 went down hard. Looks like I lost signal. Motor went off in middle of a roll. I tried to get some more negative pitch in order to keep head speed up (did so a few times with the 700 and always landed save).
Not the 600. It simply did not responde at all. Went down hard. So I concider myself lucky since lonly the landing gear and the main blades took a hit. It will fly on New Years day again.  
Still watching it - my thought simply was - lets see what damage I have to deal with and how long the bird will be off the sky.  

[Peter65]

Used to love doing autos with the 60. Guess I wont be doing that much on the 450
Nice save doc. Pity we didnt seen the end result.