What a Save

[Ade_Law]

i dont believe i said "i dont believe it"

it was more like...

" &&^&%(*&^%((&^% &^*%&&^(**(&()@~@@~~@:}{:>>>@&^%&^%$^*&&^^%*^)*&(& ^&^%$(**(&^*&^^%&^*()(*&%(&^(*&*&^%(*&_)(&&^%&^%_( *~~@:~>?><>?}{}{:}_+_+}@>:L<@:<:<@:L*O%^%$?><{L@:" $^":$^<>@$"<^@&#163;>$: "

followed by a heart attack and a requirement for alcohol

Ade

[trvo]

Ade, I think your brain got stuck in a loop, I only heard one word repeated many times...

Thought I'd leave that bearing in there to give you a fright, you looked like you needed waking up ...

Nightlore, that was one awesome save, well done, gimme a shout when ur ready for your B test...

For those of you who are unfamiliar with what a dodgey bearing looks like:


Trev

[Raptorite]

Trev,

That bearing looks decidedly dodgy

It just shows how much of a close eye we should all keep on our models

Cheers,
Pete.

[trvo]

lol, they have been feeling a bit sloppy for a while, but it didn't give the impression that it was that bad, that was how it fell out, I didn't have to touch it . You can't actually see the bearings without a 20 minute disassembly...

Still, no one got hurt and a valuable lesson learned...

Trev

[ChrisB]

While Ade was flying that, a couple of us noticed the tail wagging around a bit which it didnt do before,a sign to get it on the ground i reckon..

If it starts acting dodgy in any slight way in flight,land it dont 3d it

[Ade_Law]

yeh it was wagging, but it had a csm560 on it and i was pushing the model hard to find out where the 560 would give up. my knight does exactly the same thing in funnels if you push them too fast.

Ade

[Leebert]

Sounds like an exciting day out at Wimbourne! I'll have to come down again

[ChrisB]

Ah of course i was forgetting CSM

Honestly though it didnt look to healthy prior to lockout,others watching also commented

[trvo]

To be honest, the gyro was being a bit picky about the gain setting the day before (most likely due to the tail issue) so I didn't think it was an issue...I just thought I had the gain a bit high...

I'd only put this gyro on the day before due to my 601 going faulty so it was all new...

Trev

[ChrisB]

Futaba gyros dont go wrong do they

I would also have assumed it was the gyro with my experience of the CSM stuff..

I think it was a shock for us all and a nice bit of keeping a cool head by the pilot

Im glad shes in 1 piece still and flying well now

[trvo]

So am I, I legged it but Ade was brave and waited for control to come back, cheers Ade!

The Futaba gyro lost it's holding ability and just whipped round (after a few seconds of flight) even after a reset...I've ordered a 611 and a CSM 720, I'll stick with the one I like most...

Trev