Most tail failures result in the total loss of tail thrust, and in the case of the T-Rex 700, this means the heli body/chassis will pirouette nose-left or opposite of the direction of the main blades. Sorry to hear Benny Chi was hurt from flying debris. Let's all wish him well. Being struck like that by a blade weight (not flybar, as I was told) is a one-in-a-million shot. Stuff happens even when the best precautions are taken.
XFC2009 commented: "it looked to be a tail rotor malfunction."
It only looks that way because the tail servo was connected to the airborne electronics and according to the pilot (which is a friend and fantastic pilot) there was no response from any control function. The heli seems to be pirouetting 'against' the torque, not as a reaction to torque. This says the tail servo was hard-over for nose-right command. More...
@StormyMaxPerry
first I saw the clip I thought it was a gyro malfunction but you said no controls at all.
is it the battry went out or rx malfunction?
sealoverss 1 year ago
D: what happend with the ppl?
BCPCX 1 year ago
Oh no =(
davidduval17 2 years ago
does he have to pay for it or does his sponsers pay for it
synman95 2 years ago
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Most tail failures result in the total loss of tail thrust, and in the case of the T-Rex 700, this means the heli body/chassis will pirouette nose-left or opposite of the direction of the main blades. Sorry to hear Benny Chi was hurt from flying debris. Let's all wish him well. Being struck like that by a blade weight (not flybar, as I was told) is a one-in-a-million shot. Stuff happens even when the best precautions are taken.
StormyMaxPerry 2 years ago
XFC2009 commented: "it looked to be a tail rotor malfunction."
It only looks that way because the tail servo was connected to the airborne electronics and according to the pilot (which is a friend and fantastic pilot) there was no response from any control function. The heli seems to be pirouetting 'against' the torque, not as a reaction to torque. This says the tail servo was hard-over for nose-right command. More...
StormyMaxPerry 2 years ago