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  • First Auto!!

    Well it was not a planned auto.. It was one of those "Think and do something before it drops out of the sky like a rock!!"

    First flight today, going pretty well, just getting used to the heli and after 4-5 min the engine cuts out!! then picks up again..

    Lesson: If that ever happens, land immediately!! Do not start wondering what is wrong!

    Then it cut out completely about 15-20 foot up and about 30 away from me.. And all that was there is the sound of a silent Hyper 50 and a heli suspended in the air with me frozen watching the blades get slower..

    Quick!! Negative in... Then positive.. and i landed it in one piece!!

    Well because of the distance separating me from the heli i managed to touch the tail blades in and strip the tail crown gears.. How glad was i? I tell you i was very glad to walk away with my heli in one piece

    The reason: My clunk tube came loose and fell into the tank.. So! replaced it and tie wrapped every tube in sight.. That is not something that i want to happen again in case i'm not so lucky next time..

    So got some spare gears out, changed the unfortunate gears and was all ready and flying again..

    Glad i got that one out of the way without much damage.. Hopefully my next auto will be a choice not a surprise

    Mo
    Last edited by Mojo; 29-06-2009, 08:45 AM. Reason: correcting bad grammer :)
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  • #2
    Mojo, the heli lived to fly again less than an hour later sounds like a good first auto to me. I've still got that experience to come yet... Well done and good to meet you today.

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    • #3
      Hey well done Bro, you too, I had mine the other day.

      Congrats pal on a very undamaged machine.
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      • #4
        Originally posted by Ponteflyer View Post
        Mojo, the heli lived to fly again less than an hour later sounds like a good first auto to me. I've still got that experience to come yet... Well done and good to meet you today.

        Shaun
        Thanks Shaun,

        I did have a really good time today.. I'll definitely come to fly at your club again.. After all its where i performed my first auto

        Mo
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        • #5
          Woo!

          Well Done Mojo!

          I bet that gave you the shakes! hehe

          Practice em more often and it gives the wow factor to the spectators and audience
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          • #6
            Originally posted by cambs flyer View Post
            Hey well done Bro, you too, I had mine the other day.

            Congrats pal on a very undamaged machine.
            Cheers mate, well almost undamaged though

            Well done on yours!! I just had a read of your post.. It seems these autos are meant to be done under pressure

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            • #7
              Cannot wait to auto on my new Vision 50..

              Especially now ile have Tail control, as my Raptor was non-tail driven :P

              Mojo, will you be going to that Midland Heli Club scale fly in?

              If so ile probably see you there!
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              • #8
                Nice save Mo could have been much worse, i am just thinking of about doing some proper autos myself on the 600 so will be probably be doing in some crown gears as well.
                Cheers
                Dean

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                • #9
                  well done mojo on the auto


                  dean you know you want to auto the 600, they do auto themselves or should i say the 600 auto's very well
                  or you could always let the scale boy's auto your 600 on the 19th
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                  • #10
                    Well done on the auto, i think most peoples first autos are due to engine cut-outs i know mine was
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