The wonders of throttle hold!

[chugga-bug]

Flew my Rex 450 yesterday and got in a bit of a state trying some piro flips, and for once managed to hit throttle hold in time! .

My nice new blades survived! (minor tip scratches) as did the tail blades , carbon boom, and canopy!















Unfortunately some of the other items didn't fare so well...









Without doubt the worst crash I've ever had.
Any body got a spare frame??

[jamiesawyer28041978]

OUCH at least the blade s suvived .....

[Mikee]

Damm mate thats well mangled...Thought my 450 was bad when it went in... and cost 125 quid to put right.. and it did'nt look that bad

[Kwickkwack]

Wow that is a mess
Really feel for you Chugga. Not a good weekend at all.

[Leebert]

Bloody 'ell Ian - How fast was that going when it hit?
I've had and seen some really hard crashes with a 450 but never seen damage like that!

I am utterly amazed that the blades and canopy survived!!

It's funny what bits come out of a crash okay sometimes - I flew my 450 into the garage wall the other day and the the blades were wrecked and main shaft was a banana but the feathering spindle and flybar were fine

[moonmanflyer]

I feel your pain Ian, completely trashed my 500 today, about 150-200 quids worth of damage, now completely stripped, i even managed to snap the main frames in half, all thats left is a box full of bits and a large bill at the model shop tomorrow.

[Kwickkwack]

It's funny what bits come out of a crash okay sometimes - I flew my 450 into the garage wall the other day and the the blades were wrecked and main shaft was a banana but the feathering spindle and flybar were fine

Is that because there was a "green light" on in the garage

[Smoothound]

That is one hell of a crash


Time for a new kit I'd say

[jimheli]

well mate thats a terrible crash , & i thought mine was bad .main shaft , blades,feather shaft, tail shaft,1x blade grip,main gear,fly bar,1 x rod & thats what happens when ya fly into a large rose bush , but spent today on rebuild and all good now, hope you get it sorted mate, if it was me i think id by a new one lol

[jimheli]

I feel your pain Ian, completely trashed my 500 today, about 150-200 quids worth of damage, now completely stripped, i even managed to snap the main frames in half, all thats left is a box full of bits and a large bill at the model shop tomorrow.

sorry to read that mate ,that the only thing with this game lol ive only finished the repairs to mine today .

[moonmanflyer]

sorry to read that mate ,that the only thing with this game lol ive only finished the repairs to mine today .

I am hoping the model shop will have most of the main bits i need so i can start on the re-build tomorrow, almost was thinking of buying a new kit but can't justify that as i have saved quite a bit and the elecs are fine, if i can get the frames and plastics i need i can order in things like a canopy etc, just hope they have a gear set for the one hitec i have stripped. Could get the mechanics back together in a day or so, but i expect i will have to wait for some bits.