first time out in the field with my raptor

[Nutz]

Seasame, was it an overcast day making orientation harder than normal?

BTW do you really use the 9650 tail servos in your 50's? (just that is what our sig says)

Really sorry to hear the story of your crash, I have had a few majors but I have never written off a hyper and gyro (maybe bent the cooling fines and stripped the servo gears or broken the cases, but not written them off.)

I think I have got the art of crashing fairly good as most of mine end up with hard arrivals with little blades speed and i just do a shaft hear and there.

The key is level and with little blade speed (i.e. throttle hold).

[Sesame]

not particularly dull day, I think it was just one of those things.
To be honest it happened so fast this is what I think happened.

and I only use the 9650 on the T-Rex, well done spotting my deliberate error LOL

[robgt]

I agree with Nutz - as soon as you know it's going in, hit the Hold - it can save massive amounts of damage!

Cheers,
Rob

[Sesame]

trust me I tried, but I think I got there just as it hit. cos it didnt roll all round the floor it just kinda went SPLAT!!

[Randall]

LMAO at the SPLAT ! cheered me up on a rather dull day in the office ! god im so bored ..... waiting until friday when i go pick up my trex 450 SE V2 finishing work early on friday too so i can go get it and be flying it by saturday