Smoggie
Well-Known Member
I was out this morning flying some of my fleet including a new Blade 180CFX that I picked up second hand but unflown. The fields where I fly are public space so I prefer to fly when there is at least two of us so we can act as spotters for passers by and dog walkers etc. My flying buddy had not arrived but i figured I would be safe enough flying the little Blade 180 'solo'
The maiden flight was going fine, it was flying real nice. I was just starting to think that i would have to revise my opinion on micros when something hit me hard in the chest knocking the Tx out of my hands. The Tx was on a neck strap so didn't fall but before I knew what was going on the little Blade had crashed very hard. Only then did I realise a huge dog had jumped up on me, I never even say it coming.
The dog looked like a mastiff or pit bull but actually seemed friendly, it was just being playful i guess. I saw no sign of the owner until the dog ran off to the far side of the field, and there was the owner looking right at me. He can't of missed what happened but just turned around and walked quickly away
Not much i could do, he was 100yds away and I had four helis which i couldn't leave and the Blade sat there in bits in it's death throws, servos twitching and whirring. The damage was pretty bad, it's cost me more in bits than the price I paid for the heli (over $100).
What sort of scumbag person would just walk away like that? I dont blame the dog but the least the guy could have done is come over and said sorry.
Anyway, here are the fleet ready to fly, the little Blade looking all new and pristine in the foreground:
The good news was that I flew the rest of the helis without problem. I guess it could have been worse if it had happened when i was flying one of the big ones.
The maiden flight was going fine, it was flying real nice. I was just starting to think that i would have to revise my opinion on micros when something hit me hard in the chest knocking the Tx out of my hands. The Tx was on a neck strap so didn't fall but before I knew what was going on the little Blade had crashed very hard. Only then did I realise a huge dog had jumped up on me, I never even say it coming.
The dog looked like a mastiff or pit bull but actually seemed friendly, it was just being playful i guess. I saw no sign of the owner until the dog ran off to the far side of the field, and there was the owner looking right at me. He can't of missed what happened but just turned around and walked quickly away
Not much i could do, he was 100yds away and I had four helis which i couldn't leave and the Blade sat there in bits in it's death throws, servos twitching and whirring. The damage was pretty bad, it's cost me more in bits than the price I paid for the heli (over $100).
What sort of scumbag person would just walk away like that? I dont blame the dog but the least the guy could have done is come over and said sorry.
Anyway, here are the fleet ready to fly, the little Blade looking all new and pristine in the foreground:
The good news was that I flew the rest of the helis without problem. I guess it could have been worse if it had happened when i was flying one of the big ones.
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