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Something i think that should be pointed out more, is appropriate safety distances from RC helicopters, and also when, and when not to fly as a begginer.
First ill share my gruesome story.....
So, my first ever flight with a RC helicopter (3 years ago), i decided it was ok to stand about 5 feet behind it, and in a strong wind. About 1 second after lifting of, the heli came flying towards me at full rotor speed, my knees stopping it!
Luckily i was wearing jeans, which stopped alot of the slash marks from the initial impact, but then the blades came to a sharp halt, splintering in to my knee.
The pictures are below, not for the squeamish. This was after i had pulled the blade from my knee. To my horror it was a good 2 inches into my knee cap. On reflection i probably should have left it in place untill after i had visited the hospital. Anyway they got all of the little pieces out, cleaned it and stitched it up, i still have a scar to this day.
So, my points are:
1) Keep a good distance between you and the helicopter, if you are a beginner thats atleast 10 metres.
2) Again, if a beginner only fly in calm conditions
3) Do not fly in conditions beyond your capability
But dont be scared, if you are sensible, and carefull, and do not rush into things as i did, you can safely learn without external help, just use common sense. I learnt safety the hard way!
First ill share my gruesome story.....
So, my first ever flight with a RC helicopter (3 years ago), i decided it was ok to stand about 5 feet behind it, and in a strong wind. About 1 second after lifting of, the heli came flying towards me at full rotor speed, my knees stopping it!
Luckily i was wearing jeans, which stopped alot of the slash marks from the initial impact, but then the blades came to a sharp halt, splintering in to my knee.
The pictures are below, not for the squeamish. This was after i had pulled the blade from my knee. To my horror it was a good 2 inches into my knee cap. On reflection i probably should have left it in place untill after i had visited the hospital. Anyway they got all of the little pieces out, cleaned it and stitched it up, i still have a scar to this day.
So, my points are:
1) Keep a good distance between you and the helicopter, if you are a beginner thats atleast 10 metres.
2) Again, if a beginner only fly in calm conditions
3) Do not fly in conditions beyond your capability
4) Most importantly, dont expect to be able to control a helicopter with absoloutly no previous experiance. If in doubt, ask questions, or seek some professional advice. There is plenty on these forums!
But dont be scared, if you are sensible, and carefull, and do not rush into things as i did, you can safely learn without external help, just use common sense. I learnt safety the hard way!
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