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From: natew(at)coho.halcyon.com (Nathan Waddoups)
Newsgroups: rec.models.rc.air
Subject: Re: Funny/Stupid Firsts!
Date: 21 Aug 1996 06:50:54 GMT
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc.
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bstearn(at)Direct.CA writes:
>Robert Kroll wrote:
>>Eric R Lapp wrote:
>>>
>>> I glued a section of my Spirit 2m's wing to my leg once. oouuccchh!!!
>>> Anyone else done something really funny/stupid while building or flying?
>>> This could become a great thread!!! ;)
> I have a habit of listening to the end of my ZAP tube to hear if it
>will puff air out to indicate it is unclogged.
This isn't a "first," but rather the fourth time I looped my helicopter.
The first loop was a couple weeks ago. It spurred me to upgrade my heli
for better response. The next two loops, last Saturday, went quite well
well. On the fourth loop, the rotor just about stopped as I reached the
top of the loop. As your might guess, this had a profoundly negative
impact upon my control...
The heli was almost right-side up again when it disappeared behind some
tall grass. Then there was a loud WHACK! and my tail boom flew up from
where the heli had just gone down. Naturally, there was nothing attached
to the front of the tail boom. Those parts traditionally attached to the
tail boom were later to be found sitting (idling, in fact) in a small
crater.
It reportedly did get right-side-up before impact. Alas, with so little
rotor speed, the orientation didn't matter much. I guess it made the
repairs (slightly) less expensive.
For the the rotory-challenged among us, there is a switch atop the
transmitter labeled "idle-up" that selects different pitch and throttle
curves. In idle-up-zero, low stick brings the engine to an idle. In
idle-up-one, low stick brings the engine to about half-throttle to keep
the rotor speed up.
Which idle-up mode is best suited for looping is left as an exercise for
the reader. You have two guesses. :)
Hint: when the rotor stops, the heli flies like a rock (undesirable).
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