flybar snapped on the 600np

[chris jones2.4]

hi all, i was flying the 600np today, did a tailslide, sharp stick movement and the flybar snapped off on both sides, i had no control at all, i ended up in a heap but no broken blades, i dont know wether to be happy or sad.

has anyone else had this happen,

cheers chris

[sacko]

Read it a few times, doesnt noramlly result in the heli being put in though

[Geek]

I heard one a couple weeks back
Is it a new flybar?

[chris jones2.4]

i wasnt high enough,the flybar went through the blades and because it was a tailslide i pushed forward and the flybar hit the tail

[chris jones2.4]

its 2 months old

[glen_j]

bugger seen one half snap off a couple of times when a knight 3d was being battered around the sky not seen both sides snap off before though, how old was the flybar?

[Geek]

I take it Align one not a copy?
not had any small crashes with it?
has it ever had vibration problems before?
which paddles do you use?
sorry lots of questions

[jamiem]

thats really unlucky to have both sides snap at the same time. I've snapped them a few times on my old knight, but that was with some reasonably agressive flying and after a good few months of use. Have you ever bent it and re-straigtened it?

[moyesboy]

did it break where the grub screws squash it? or where it exits the aluminium cage bar?
Is there a chouice between stainless and black carbon steel on these? (stainless would be more likely to break).

[chris jones2.4]

the model is 2 years old and the flybar about 3 i think, took it apart tonight and looked at the flybar, when i looked closely it appear the flybar snapped off sideways????
i was using the align carbon fiber paddles,but, one is still somewhere in the field because it flew off somewhere, im now gonna use miniture aircraft x-cell 3d pro paddles that weigh 20g so its gonna be twichy, does anyone else use these

[jamiem]

Just fatigue then if its that old. Change it, fit some new paddles and go fly

[chris jones2.4]

also needs a new boom, tt drive, canopy, amazingly didnt break the blades

[shaun.e]

How cold was it? Might it be a failure caused by metal fatigue induced by the weather conditions??

[squeaky pete]

I got a habit of bending flybars lol they always end up curved after a month lol never had one snap tho

[chris jones2.4]

it was frigin cold, about 3 degrees if that