Hey everyone! Thank you for watching and commenting on the video I am at IRCHA as we speak, I can’t comment to each of you now but when I get back home I’ll respond to each and every one of you! Thank you guys!
Sorry for your loss sir,you will get it back together soon,you are an amazing pilot,the videos and all the information you provide for everyone is very much appreciated.
Oh thats bad, havnt seen a crash like this in a while, Id agree something hit the blades and from that casing your right about what happened. Crashing is a part of the hobby, it just sucks when its not your fault. Hopefully some parts can be salvaged, best of luck Jeff!
Hi Jeff, sorry about the 380. I'm sure you'll figure out what to do with it when you get back. Hopefully the servos survived, and who knows maybe more. Looking forward to your IRCHA coverage!
It’s OK! All part of it. Every time you fly you risk crash. Nothing to do but build another one and do it again! Trying to have the IRCHA video out for tomorrow!
When this sort of thing happens I always feel icky until I get home and look at the rest of my fleet, and then I feel blessed. Sad to loose a race horse right before the big day though - darn it!
Gday for South Australia 🇦🇺 mate. It's bloody tough when something like that happens. You handled it very well. Keep your chin up and keep pushing beyond the intended limits. Thanks for sharing. Ill be sure to post some videos of my 700fusion soon. Cheers 🍻
I feel you. Yesterday a plastic tailblade snapped on me during fast reverse flight... And yes, i saw what happenened to your NX4, i should have known better.
Sorry to see that But great thanks for your contest,and sharing the misshaps too. Your a great pilot, much more netter than a lot of us . Greetings from Austria
Thank you for that! I greatly appreciate it. Crashes happen. It’s part of it and I will always share every crash and success because that is real life. Not everything is perfect and crashes happened to all of us.
That sux Jeff, that 380 was going really fast! Thought I heard something when you went bank 3 it didn't sound quite right. I have a goblin 630 Competition tri blade and a goblin 380 and the 380 flys way better. Condolences on your 380 speed machine. Was fun watching it's development.
It flew better than it ever flown before and I was so happy with it and then it exploded. Don’t worry, though we will build another one and try it again.
I'd love to give you a thumbs up but can't bring myself to like a crash! So sorry for your loss! It's the hardest thing about this hobby..... No one likes the walk of shame!
@westhobbiesrc8051 lol!! OK I'll give you a thumbs up but I want to make it clear that I don't like the fact the heli was all but destroyed!! On a serious note..... Great flying, all the best with the new builds, great content 👏 👌 💯 🔥
@@Tucker_T you’re fine, I know it’s not because of the crash but because you want to support the channel. Just wait for speed 380 V2! Coming very soon!
I know the feeling, happened to me the other day with a fresh build , new oem and upgrade parts and a damn tree jumped right out and took it all away in a blink of an eye.
I love the laugh after watching it in silence plummet to the deck. There is something ultimately very funny when models crash or disintegrate and it's a completely primal thing. I cut my buddies Taylorcraft scale plane off with my .91 Akrowots prop last weekend and we both were laughing hysterically on the way to the crash site. It happens and its part of the hobby!.
Unfortunately, crashes happen and it’s a risk we take every time a model leaves the ground. I learned a long time ago. There is no reason to get mad or upset. It’s a hobby and it’s part of it. Rebuild come back faster, stronger better and do it again.
That sucks . Back in the day . We called that kit form. But I am sorry for the crash. I love my 380 . Got back into fly about 8 months ago . And doing forward flight we’re I’m relaxed When flying .
It's usually my own fault when it goes in, (make that always my fault). Sad to see your loss. Of course the GPS couldn't simply fall off. It had to go through the blades.
I`ve finally picked up a 380 after almost pulling the trigger on one a few months ago. I`m so scared to fly it in case i do this very thing! Its too good looking to crash 😂
@@MrDOZA28 crashes happen! It’s all part of the hobby. The 380 is a great heli, flys great, can do anything you want. There is so many out there so don’t be scared. I picked up three more at IRCHA!
I know how that feels, I crashed my kraken s 3 days ago! I love this hobby but there are some extreme Highs and lows in it! I’d probably just get on Helifreak and try finding a slightly used 380 and salvage your electronics! Good luck. Atleast it wasn’t the comets!
I was very surprised as well! If the blade wasn’t black and found that part of the GPS, I would’ve swore a link or something popped. But the blade and the bottom part of the GPS show exact evidence that it went through the blades. This is getting rebuilt, but we will build another one.
Dang it man, that was honestly one of my favorite builds that you've done too. Is there a similar model that you could obtain, that's still in the same size class as the 380, but meant for the crazy high speed you're trying to obtain? How many RPMS and what pitch were you running at its top speed? I doubt you'll be able to rebuild it just from what I can see in the video, so do you think you might end up building another 380 similar to this one?
I’ll definitely build anther one. Already picked up a new one and will start building this week. The Heli handled the power fine, the GPS went through the blades, which is what caused it to explode. I was running 5000 RPM and 15 degrees of pitch.
What sucks the most is it was flying the best it’s ever flown so straight so solid tracked like it was on rails. I was so confident and happy with it. Nothing to do now but build another one. Try again lol I’m hardheaded and not giving up.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 that does suck and I’m the same way. It just makes you want to try again even worse. Congrats on Speed Cup! You smashed ‘em 💪🏻 Mike
I devastated my S2 yesterday. I feel your pain. No reason, it was hovering level about 30feet up, then plowed right into the ground. Even the bearings shattered inside the rotor head. Our club had multiple utter avionics failures that day.A few min before my s2 fell out of the sky, a scale 787 suddenly pitched into the ground full speed and disintegrated. It's almost as if someone spent some time on RUclips and learned about basic signal jamming gear on ebay.
That really sucks! My old club I used to fly. It had a lot of signal issues and a lot of unexplained crashes and signal loss that never happened prior. There is people that will do that kind of stuff and it’s sad and pathetic.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 My club has recently come under bad attention. The renewal license was terminated after 30+ years of operation citing its recently come to light that evidence of Indigenous remains are in the field we fly over (rather recently researched historical documentation that lays claim, not actual physical evidence). If true, of course I'm fine with the field shutting down; I already got membership at two other nearby clubs as alternates. I guess I was foolishly (or selfishly) expecting a peaceful transition next spring when things officially shut down. Not that my theory is even true of course...it could just have been an absolute fluke day that my wife lost signal and our plane was a speck heading off into the distance before I got it to turn around. On top of everything else I mentioned, it was just too many for coincidence. Regardless, I'm never setting foot there again; it was either a pet cemetary level happening or disgruntled descendant. Either way, i'm not motivated to fly there anymore. Even if the charter and license is allowed for another 6 months per the agreement.
Ohhh shit… But you couldn’t do something else than laugh in the moment 😅 👍🏼 Sorry for that loss. I would not have thought the gps would get loose with the Zipp tied! I hope you can build some try inf else for that speed contest. A colleague from my cycling club had a world record on heli many years ago I think, Sigmund Dichtl. They built a new Banshee Heli for 16S with everything personalised. So they could brake the record 190 und 2010 to 239,90 in 2011
We still flew speed cup and did extremely well. Just didn’t run this class unfortunately. That record you’re talking about. Is that official? Because the official record is still 196mph the fastest unofficial is 209mph. Never heard or seen anything about 239mph?
@@westhobbiesrc8051 hey 👍🏼 ah ok. The Video was poder maybe… As I mentioned before I don’t have any idea of helis :P The record was on a 700 class helicopter but 239,9 km/h so that’s 149,94 mph on 2011 - It sounds very slow for me 🤣 but I don’t have a feeling for heli speeds…
Yah. That’s really unfortunate. It seems when there’s a crash like that something let go. After a couple of mishaps myself I now never trust Velcro alone! That’s really too bad. It was a great project.
Too much power my friend , but it was flying amazing . I have the clone of that bird , but it would dolphin so hard when I flew it fast i just pulled the electronics and put them in my tb40.
I've had that happen to one of my Goblins before Jeff!! Sadly it was my 570S Drake but luckily, SAB (Enrico) sent me some replacement parts , Bearings, etc... at no charge!! SAB definitely stands behind their products and that's why most of My Helicopters are SAB GOBLINS!!!!!!! 🚁🚁🚁🚁 ❤🚁🙏🚁❤
It sucks but.. it’s done. If everything is ruined it may as well be reassembled & displayed with some stills of the flight & crash site imo, memories etc. Funnily enough ihad thought about mounting a gps speedo on my Raw ele servo but was afraid it might go up into the rotor!
The only thing that survived is the electronics! Everything else is broken or twisted. I’ll get another GPS, but definitely figuring out a different way to secure it!
@@Runk3lsmcdougal cost is a big one! 700s are a lot more expensive. Space is another one and the biggest one, safety! 700s are very dangerous and can kill. Of course so can a 550 but 700s are very intimidating.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 Next time you will secure every tiny addition/addon to the model with the greatest care possible, I am sure something like this will never happen again to you in the future :)
It may not have been designed to do what you were doing with it. But the heli did fail..... I dont think you have found the limit of that heli yet. Well, maybe that exact heli...... It's bad ass for sure.
@@jdsstegman it definitely was not the helis fault, it actually did amazing and held the power for many flights with out coming apart. 5500 RPM head speed and SAB only recommends 3200 max. They make a great heli and it’s strong! That’s why I’m building anther one. Can’t let this project die here. Gotta try again! Bigger motor, More power, frame stiffeners and faster!
Been there, done that! While sports flying an Align T-rex 550 my GoPro I mounted came lose while inverted and KABOOM! even the 5500 Mah battery exploded in a spectacular fashon! Well, I did quite a show that day at the RC Field hahahahaha. (the only thing that survived was the damn GoPro!)
Wow. I commend you for the attitude. I would be really upset about something like that. I had never seen the frame break apart like that and separate it into two halves. Really bad crash indeed and I agree it's a total rekit. Well you have the pretty mean big machines but I get it, you worked hard to get this to where it was. On the bright side, I know a ton of people watch your channel and support you so I wouldn't be surprised you get a machine at IRCHA to try out or given to you. Don't know if you'll have time to tweak it though. Anyways hope for the best and take care.
I usually laugh when there's catastrophe with 3D flying, but just don't feel the same with your bird, here. You were just going for forward speed. I had my scale 800 Hind-24 (Red Dawn) and like an idiot, night flying, and struck power lines. In the pitch black, she fell to the road where 10 seconds later, a spectacular explosion. Thought it was one of the 5,000/22v packs that blew, but it wasn't. Turned out- one of the blades leading wires, hit line, got hot, and blew the blade like a balloon. Now my 700 is flying fine.
Oh man, But you will never know how much you can push the limits unless you push the limits ah. Well you win some and you lose some. Good luck pushing the limits mate, Peace out bro.
first and last time running the switch blades and no you wont be competing in the 500 class and lower . This is the future talking. Sorry for your loss I was just playin.
I don't think there is enough mass in the gyro to break the Velcro fix and due to the damage to the gryo I think it was fixed in place when it was struck.
@@droneracer it’s fallen off before so it definitely can. Nothing else explains the black, plastic across the blade and blade breaking at the same spot. The GPS was on the bottom of the heli so no way to hit even after the crash.
very annoyiong as you always secure everything so well...some would say u r over the top on securing stuff but thats what i do also and i get very few mechanical issues on my helis.....to me it looked like a tailboom strike also but was great u were able to track the cause down to the gps falling off. bummer... :(
That hurts just by watching, but it’s a part of our hobby, isn’t it? But if it crash from a mechanical side, it’s even more bad then making a mistake during flying. Give this little shitter a second live 🙏🏻
I usually thumbs up a video to support the channel...but I just feel awful about this one. I saw that clever edit you did on impact...im sure the few frames missing had some words with it. Again, so hurtful to see it happen. Is there a lesson to learn? Sounds like you already seated everything properly, I myself am deliberating on how I will seat my avionics in. I wonder if a hot glue gun bead around the perimeter of equipment after you 3m tape it in place, just to dampen vibrations and also add an extra layer of securement. I did a bead of hot glue on my BT adapter for my S1 and S2 and after many flights and crashes, it hasn't budged at all.
Hey everyone! Thank you for watching and commenting on the video I am at IRCHA as we speak, I can’t comment to each of you now but when I get back home I’ll respond to each and every one of you! Thank you guys!
@@westhobbiesrc8051 do your thing Jeff, have fun !
Just crashed my heli yesterday 😢
This is a tough hobby, but we persist because we love it.
It is part of the hobby and it definitely sucks lol but nothing to do but build a new one and try again
I'm glad I'm not the only one who does that silent walk when that happens!
It sucks! Lol
Sorry for your loss sir,you will get it back together soon,you are an amazing pilot,the videos and all the information you provide for everyone is very much appreciated.
Thank you, Glenn! I appreciate that. Unfortunately this one is not going back together, but we won’t be out for long. New build coming soon!
ouch.....i feel your pain. Anyone whos been in this hobby long enough will know howmit feels.
It’s definitely part of the hobby, we all crash and when pushing these models it’s bound to happen. Never a good feeling.
Oh thats bad, havnt seen a crash like this in a while, Id agree something hit the blades and from that casing your right about what happened. Crashing is a part of the hobby, it just sucks when its not your fault. Hopefully some parts can be salvaged, best of luck Jeff!
It was a bad crash! Probably my worst as only servos, motor and ESC survived. Not a peace on it that’s not bent or broken. Sucks!
Hi Jeff, sorry about the 380. I'm sure you'll figure out what to do with it when you get back. Hopefully the servos survived, and who knows maybe more. Looking forward to your IRCHA coverage!
It’s OK! All part of it. Every time you fly you risk crash. Nothing to do but build another one and do it again! Trying to have the IRCHA video out for tomorrow!
When this sort of thing happens I always feel icky until I get home and look at the rest of my fleet, and then I feel blessed.
Sad to loose a race horse right before the big day though - darn it!
I would not have even been upset if this happened a couple months ago or even after speed cup for two days before I left really sucked lol
Gday for South Australia 🇦🇺 mate. It's bloody tough when something like that happens. You handled it very well. Keep your chin up and keep pushing beyond the intended limits. Thanks for sharing. Ill be sure to post some videos of my 700fusion soon. Cheers 🍻
I am so sorry, man. 😢 What a change! I also destroyed my Comet yesterday. The GPS and ESC were lost, and the whole helicopter was basically destroyed.
Oh no! That sucks, sorry to hear that. The comet definitely hurts!
Dang! its never nice to see a wreaked heli, its part of the hobby I guess.
Cheers for your help and content 👍🏻
Thank you! I greatly appreciate that. Crashes happen and nothing to do but rebuild and do it again lol
I feel you.
Yesterday a plastic tailblade snapped on me during fast reverse flight...
And yes, i saw what happenened to your NX4, i should have known better.
Never run plastic tail blades, lol they get to a point where they become very brittle and they will break at some point in time
Sorry to see that
But great thanks for your contest,and sharing the misshaps too.
Your a great pilot, much more netter than a lot of us .
Greetings from Austria
Thank you for that! I greatly appreciate it. Crashes happen. It’s part of it and I will always share every crash and success because that is real life. Not everything is perfect and crashes happened to all of us.
That sux Jeff, that 380 was going really fast! Thought I heard something when you went bank 3 it didn't sound quite right. I have a goblin 630 Competition tri blade and a goblin 380 and the 380 flys way better. Condolences on your 380 speed machine. Was fun watching it's development.
It flew better than it ever flown before and I was so happy with it and then it exploded. Don’t worry, though we will build another one and try it again.
I'd love to give you a thumbs up but can't bring myself to like a crash! So sorry for your loss! It's the hardest thing about this hobby..... No one likes the walk of shame!
@@Tucker_T you can like it, it’s all part of the hobby! All we can do is rebuild, come back stronger, faster and more power and do it all over again!
@westhobbiesrc8051 lol!! OK I'll give you a thumbs up but I want to make it clear that I don't like the fact the heli was all but destroyed!! On a serious note..... Great flying, all the best with the new builds, great content 👏 👌 💯 🔥
@@Tucker_T you’re fine, I know it’s not because of the crash but because you want to support the channel. Just wait for speed 380 V2! Coming very soon!
I know the feeling, happened to me the other day with a fresh build , new oem and upgrade parts and a damn tree jumped right out and took it all away in a blink of an eye.
I hate when trees jumped out of nowhere or ground comes up and smacks it
I love the laugh after watching it in silence plummet to the deck.
There is something ultimately very funny when models crash or disintegrate and it's a completely primal thing.
I cut my buddies Taylorcraft scale plane off with my .91 Akrowots prop last weekend and we both were laughing hysterically on the way to the crash site.
It happens and its part of the hobby!.
Unfortunately, crashes happen and it’s a risk we take every time a model leaves the ground. I learned a long time ago. There is no reason to get mad or upset. It’s a hobby and it’s part of it. Rebuild come back faster, stronger better and do it again.
Sad days man sorry about your loss.
On a plus note that is a NICE FIELD. Damn
It sure does! Sucks big time! It is a really nice field!
Congratulations on your IRCHA speed victory!
@@heeder777 Thank you! It was a bad conditions but we made do!
So sad to see that happen! I know it is all part of flying but still hurts to see it.
It definitely sucks, but it’s part of the hobby. Nothing to do but rebuild it and do it again.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 I can’t wait to see the rebound of this awesome heli!
No way I'd be emotionally able to handle that 😂
It happens! All part of the hobby unfortunately
@@westhobbiesrc8051 very true but it's probably why ever since I got back into the hobby I've stuck to smaller helis currently a Goo-sky S1
There was definitely worse at IRCHA. But it does suck, at least it let my kraken shine I would have been slow.
@@jonathanmoore7472 oh yeah! Your 700 nitro was bad! It sure did. I’m glad you got first place in sportsman class. Get it ready for next year.
@@westhobbiesrc8051I’m planning on it but I’m not sure if I’ll make it next year yet
Thats a shelf queen now enjoy all your videos keep it up
Thank you! I greatly appreciate it!
Ouch!!! Definetly something came off... She was flying great.
It sure was! Sucks big time!
Bummer man..
That sucks . Back in the day . We called that kit form. But I am sorry for the crash. I love my 380 . Got back into fly about 8 months ago . And doing forward flight we’re I’m relaxed
When flying .
It’s definitely a re kit. There is not a piece on it that is not bent twisted or broken.
It's usually my own fault when it goes in, (make that always my fault). Sad to see your loss. Of course the GPS couldn't simply fall off. It had to go through the blades.
Of course! It had to go through the blades and completely destroyed the helicopter!
Wow, that sucks. I've done that a few times.
I`ve finally picked up a 380 after almost pulling the trigger on one a few months ago. I`m so scared to fly it in case i do this very thing! Its too good looking to crash 😂
@@MrDOZA28 crashes happen! It’s all part of the hobby. The 380 is a great heli, flys great, can do anything you want. There is so many out there so don’t be scared. I picked up three more at IRCHA!
I know how that feels, I crashed my kraken s 3 days ago! I love this hobby but there are some extreme Highs and lows in it!
I’d probably just get on Helifreak and try finding a slightly used 380 and salvage your electronics! Good luck.
Atleast it wasn’t the comets!
Already found another one or two maybe three Iol I’ll build anther one! Come back stronger and faster. Thankfully not the comets!
NTSB was calling BEFORE the crash...
Nothing to call! Lol
Dammit
Be happy it’s just a 380…. On a 700 we’re talking credit card on another level 😉it’s part of our game bro 😊
Sorry to see that Jeff! That was a nasty fall.
It definitely sucks but we will be back stronger, faster than ever!
That heli was ripping! Sound was awesome. Sucks you had to do the walk of shame...
It was ripping! Best it’s ever flown! I was so happy. Then the GPS had other plans for me… lol
😢 pushing the envelope can hurt . I was surprised Velcro and a cable tie didn’t hold . Hopefully you can rebuild .
I was very surprised as well! If the blade wasn’t black and found that part of the GPS, I would’ve swore a link or something popped. But the blade and the bottom part of the GPS show exact evidence that it went through the blades. This is getting rebuilt, but we will build another one.
Dang it man, that was honestly one of my favorite builds that you've done too. Is there a similar model that you could obtain, that's still in the same size class as the 380, but meant for the crazy high speed you're trying to obtain? How many RPMS and what pitch were you running at its top speed? I doubt you'll be able to rebuild it just from what I can see in the video, so do you think you might end up building another 380 similar to this one?
I’ll definitely build anther one. Already picked up a new one and will start building this week. The Heli handled the power fine, the GPS went through the blades, which is what caused it to explode. I was running 5000 RPM and 15 degrees of pitch.
Aw that makes me sad. I've wanted one of these little guys ever since I saw your first video on it. Good luck this weekend!
What sucks the most is it was flying the best it’s ever flown so straight so solid tracked like it was on rails. I was so confident and happy with it. Nothing to do now but build another one. Try again lol I’m hardheaded and not giving up.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 that does suck and I’m the same way. It just makes you want to try again even worse. Congrats on Speed Cup! You smashed ‘em 💪🏻 Mike
I devastated my S2 yesterday. I feel your pain. No reason, it was hovering level about 30feet up, then plowed right into the ground. Even the bearings shattered inside the rotor head. Our club had multiple utter avionics failures that day.A few min before my s2 fell out of the sky, a scale 787 suddenly pitched into the ground full speed and disintegrated.
It's almost as if someone spent some time on RUclips and learned about basic signal jamming gear on ebay.
That really sucks! My old club I used to fly. It had a lot of signal issues and a lot of unexplained crashes and signal loss that never happened prior. There is people that will do that kind of stuff and it’s sad and pathetic.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 My club has recently come under bad attention. The renewal license was terminated after 30+ years of operation citing its recently come to light that evidence of Indigenous remains are in the field we fly over (rather recently researched historical documentation that lays claim, not actual physical evidence).
If true, of course I'm fine with the field shutting down; I already got membership at two other nearby clubs as alternates.
I guess I was foolishly (or selfishly) expecting a peaceful transition next spring when things officially shut down.
Not that my theory is even true of course...it could just have been an absolute fluke day that my wife lost signal and our plane was a speck heading off into the distance before I got it to turn around. On top of everything else I mentioned, it was just too many for coincidence. Regardless, I'm never setting foot there again; it was either a pet cemetary level happening or disgruntled descendant. Either way, i'm not motivated to fly there anymore. Even if the charter and license is allowed for another 6 months per the agreement.
Ohhh shit… But you couldn’t do something else than laugh in the moment 😅 👍🏼 Sorry for that loss. I would not have thought the gps would get loose with the Zipp tied!
I hope you can build some try inf else for that speed contest.
A colleague from my cycling club had a world record on heli many years ago I think, Sigmund Dichtl. They built a new Banshee Heli for 16S with everything personalised. So they could brake the record 190 und 2010 to 239,90 in 2011
We still flew speed cup and did extremely well. Just didn’t run this class unfortunately. That record you’re talking about. Is that official? Because the official record is still 196mph the fastest unofficial is 209mph. Never heard or seen anything about 239mph?
@@westhobbiesrc8051 hey 👍🏼 ah ok. The Video was poder maybe… As I mentioned before I don’t have any idea of helis :P The record was on a 700 class helicopter but 239,9 km/h so that’s 149,94 mph on 2011 - It sounds very slow for me 🤣 but I don’t have a feeling for heli speeds…
All that power makes it hungry so it ate itself. Sorry for the lost
It definitely was hungry! It ate the GPS lol
Yah. That’s really unfortunate. It seems when there’s a crash like that something let go. After a couple of mishaps myself I now never trust Velcro alone! That’s really too bad. It was a great project.
It was a very fun project. I will build another one and do it again!
Of course the phone rings the 3and half minutes you need to focus 😊
Exactly lol didn’t ring all day! Then started ringing
Too much power my friend , but it was flying amazing . I have the clone of that bird , but it would dolphin so hard when I flew it fast i just pulled the electronics and put them in my tb40.
I've had that happen to one of my Goblins before Jeff!! Sadly it was my 570S Drake but luckily, SAB (Enrico) sent me some replacement parts , Bearings, etc... at no charge!!
SAB definitely stands behind their products and that's why most of My Helicopters are SAB GOBLINS!!!!!!! 🚁🚁🚁🚁
❤🚁🙏🚁❤
SAB is a fantastic company one of the biggest reasons I fly and support them! You can’t go wrong with SAB!
Kinda chuckler when You said "I'm sure it's hurt bad" ur buddy said "yup"
Nothing to do but laugh lol
It sucks but.. it’s done. If everything is ruined it may as well be reassembled & displayed with some stills of the flight & crash site imo, memories etc. Funnily enough ihad thought about mounting a gps speedo on my Raw ele servo but was afraid it might go up into the rotor!
The only thing that survived is the electronics! Everything else is broken or twisted. I’ll get another GPS, but definitely figuring out a different way to secure it!
That sucks man, today I lost my S1 aswell , completely gone.
That sucks! Sorry to hear that.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 Hey Jeff, what are some negatives of flying a 700 heli over a smaller size, like 550-400, besides space. If there is any
@@Runk3lsmcdougal cost is a big one! 700s are a lot more expensive. Space is another one and the biggest one, safety! 700s are very dangerous and can kill. Of course so can a 550 but 700s are very intimidating.
That sucks bro but I know you will be back
Definitely! Going to start building a new one this week lol
Yea I know that feeling when Last summer I lost my Trex 550e when the throttle stick fell off the transmitter in mid flight. ☹
No! Of all the things.
That’s bad! Not a great feeling
Looks completely done :( but another thing learned for the future as well.
There is not a single piece that is not bent, twisted or broken on the entire helicopter. Electronics did survive exception of the Vbar case.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 Next time you will secure every tiny addition/addon to the model with the greatest care possible, I am sure something like this will never happen again to you in the future :)
It may not have been designed to do what you were doing with it. But the heli did fail..... I dont think you have found the limit of that heli yet. Well, maybe that exact heli......
It's bad ass for sure.
@@jdsstegman it definitely was not the helis fault, it actually did amazing and held the power for many flights with out coming apart. 5500 RPM head speed and SAB only recommends 3200 max. They make a great heli and it’s strong! That’s why I’m building anther one. Can’t let this project die here. Gotta try again! Bigger motor, More power, frame stiffeners and faster!
Been there, done that! While sports flying an Align T-rex 550 my GoPro I mounted came lose while inverted and KABOOM! even the 5500 Mah battery exploded in a spectacular fashon! Well, I did quite a show that day at the RC Field hahahahaha. (the only thing that survived was the damn GoPro!)
"This helicopter was never designed to do what its doing"
Your words defenetely not honey in SAB's ears!😅
the GPS probably got yeeted into another state
It a bunch of little peace’s lol
Write that one off as spare parts ❤
@@ShireGanj there is not many spare parts that are worth anything lol it’s either bent or broken.
@@westhobbiesrc8051 😭the perils of rc hobby. I feel your pain
So sorry Jeff... I thought I heard something when you were at the Top of of your Arc!
It’s OK, Larry! Just gives me an excuse to build a new one lol that sounds you heard was the GPS unit going through the blades
Wow. I commend you for the attitude. I would be really upset about something like that. I had never seen the frame break apart like that and separate it into two halves. Really bad crash indeed and I agree it's a total rekit. Well you have the pretty mean big machines but I get it, you worked hard to get this to where it was. On the bright side, I know a ton of people watch your channel and support you so I wouldn't be surprised you get a machine at IRCHA to try out or given to you. Don't know if you'll have time to tweak it though. Anyways hope for the best and take care.
Man that sucks when your heli gets destroyed I’ve crash a few helicopters some are repairable and some not 🚁🤙
Total rekit here. Definitely sucks but part of it
Ouch :(
I usually laugh when there's catastrophe with 3D flying, but just don't feel the same with your bird, here. You were just going for forward speed. I had my scale 800 Hind-24 (Red Dawn) and like an idiot, night flying, and struck power lines. In the pitch black, she fell to the road where 10 seconds later, a spectacular explosion. Thought it was one of the 5,000/22v packs that blew, but it wasn't. Turned out- one of the blades leading wires, hit line, got hot, and blew the blade like a balloon. Now my 700 is flying fine.
Unfortunately mishaps 🚁 do happen, especially when pushing the boundaries of physics and the G-loads that are encountered. 😢
Unfortunately they do. Sucks but part of our hobby. Nothing to do but rebuild a new one and try again.
maybe do a speed m4 or goosky
Oh man, But you will never know how much you can push the limits unless you push the limits ah. Well you win some and you lose some. Good luck pushing the limits mate, Peace out bro.
first and last time running the switch blades and no you wont be competing in the 500 class and lower . This is the future talking.
Sorry for your loss I was just playin.
oh man! Jeff - feelin for ya bud, but I think you're right - she's dead. Start again with that one!
It sure does! But I’ll build a new one and come back faster and stronger!
What did this accident det yah back monetarily. Just curious.
@@revodrvr new airframe and FBL, servos motor, ESC survived the crash. Got a new 380 airframe for a great price so around $400 total
So bad off me, butt this gives you room for a new small heli so you can built the RADIOMASTER Nexus FBL into it
Painful to watch. If anyone can rebuild, you can 🤘🏼
I don't think there is enough mass in the gyro to break the Velcro fix and due to the damage to the gryo I think it was fixed in place when it was struck.
@@droneracer it’s fallen off before so it definitely can. Nothing else explains the black, plastic across the blade and blade breaking at the same spot. The GPS was on the bottom of the heli so no way to hit even after the crash.
I'm so sorry.
Oh my, sorry.
Bummer.
One a side note...what GPS unit was that?
@@matthewfox9317 GNSS, works great
Oh no but wow
Damn😢
Sucks bud I'm sorry but like you say it is what it is and sometimes it happens!
Ohh Boy 😪
Flew a little too close to the sun.
very annoyiong as you always secure everything so well...some would say u r over the top on securing stuff but thats what i do also and i get very few mechanical issues on my helis.....to me it looked like a tailboom strike also but was great u were able to track the cause down to the gps falling off. bummer... :(
too much stress on the heli...
@@MichaelGoudman lol no, GPS going through the blades is not stress on the heli. I’m building a second one to do it all over again!
OMG 😂
That hurts just by watching, but it’s a part of our hobby, isn’t it?
But if it crash from a mechanical side, it’s even more bad then making a mistake during flying. Give this little shitter a second live 🙏🏻
Sad
Eww... Not cool!! 😬
I usually thumbs up a video to support the channel...but I just feel awful about this one. I saw that clever edit you did on impact...im sure the few frames missing had some words with it.
Again, so hurtful to see it happen. Is there a lesson to learn? Sounds like you already seated everything properly, I myself am deliberating on how I will seat my avionics in. I wonder if a hot glue gun bead around the perimeter of equipment after you 3m tape it in place, just to dampen vibrations and also add an extra layer of securement.
I did a bead of hot glue on my BT adapter for my S1 and S2 and after many flights and crashes, it hasn't budged at all.
oof
dunt,dunt,dunt,dunt another one bites the dust!