dont laugh!

hampilot · 02-19-2008, 04:43 PM

ok, its funny now but then it wasnt. seems being a heli pilot doesnt automatically enroll you in being an airplane pilot. I had finished my super stick 60 and was really excited about flying it. unfortunately the club field was busy (real airport and more traffic than usual), so I took it out into the desert for some bush piloting. the area I wanted to fly from was unfortunatelyfull of water so we flew from an adjoining road. I believe now I should have waited to fly because the road was not as smooth as needed and my "skills" were a bit questionable. anyway, I got it on video.

YouTube - super stick broken!

enjoy. my opinion was I was a bit too nose heavy producing a longer than normal run-up, and with the bumpy road I didnt get enough airspeed before I hit something major that caused it to tip over. can we say REKIT? woops.

66stang · 02-19-2008, 04:49 PM

Looks like you had enough speed, but didn't pull up, or the elevator was broke. Also try not to park you cars at the end of the runway... I'M JUST SAYING... Anyway sorry for the loss. Now fix it and try again... Because now it's a free plane!

PLANKBONE · 02-19-2008, 04:50 PM

Great video! Thanks for sharing your mishap. pretty funny stuff. Its kinda like when rc plane pilots learn to fly helis and reverse the pitch when the chopper is on the ground at high revs which causes self distruction a.k.a. flopping dead chicken...

66stang · 02-19-2008, 05:11 PM

Yeah, Plankbone I remember those days, just like it was yesterday. Ouch.. what really sucks is when you can't figure out right away why the power is not shutting down. But all you did was give it full power negative pitch.

thewrap · 02-19-2008, 05:48 PM

Who said that you had to get off the ground to create damage.

hampilot · 02-19-2008, 05:50 PM

inexperience, impatience and the abundance of smack talk before hand (it taste funny after you have to eat it again), caused most of my depression. lucky for me my brother gave his heli a mud bath right after my WTF insodent so I didnt feel too bad. My elevator wasnt broken but it was on dual rate. I think its broken now though, and I missed the cars, that was a good thing.

Highlights · 02-19-2008, 08:05 PM

Yah, that had plenty of forward speed alright. That thing should have lifted at about 5' into it's rollout.

Guess you'll know better for next time.

JoeHerbert · 02-19-2008, 08:14 PM

you know folks talk about ugly landings but I have had some damn ugly take-offs too... I have landed and rolled into my leg and broke the wing. hehehe..oops.

ericb · 02-19-2008, 09:59 PM

PULL UP!!! I am glad I have never done anything like that.

stommerd27 · 02-20-2008, 03:16 AM

That was good humor! It looked like my buddy trying to get his F14 off the ground. Commit or let off the throttle. Decisions decisions.

hampilot · 02-20-2008, 09:50 AM

confusious say "rookie pilot who thinks he knows everything is bound to buy more epoxy"! After all that simulator time the only thing I didnt simulate was an incorrect setup (balance & not enough elevator throw). atleast my os91 is still useable, and I found all my pieces. I need some more plywood to make a new firewall and a new prop/spinner, and front wheel. other than that maybe some confidence and an expert pilot willing to laugh at a rookie heli pilot.

Flying freak · 03-16-2008, 10:28 PM

	Quote: Originally Posted by ericb
	PULL UP!!!

Good call

id be saying the same thing.

02-19-2008, 04:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
66stang Fly it like you hate it! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: O Fallon, Missouri Age: 41 Posts: 1,626 Blog Entries: 3 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: dont laugh! Looks like you had enough speed, but didn't pull up, or the elevator was broke. Also try not to park you cars at the end of the runway... I'M JUST SAYING... Anyway sorry for the loss. Now fix it and try again... Because now it's a free plane! __________________ I want to fly like Max, drive like Biff... and be happy like Wesse .....dat boy made angry chimp noises...

02-19-2008, 04:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
PLANKBONE chitty3d.com Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: San Antonio,TX Posts: 453 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: dont laugh! Great video! Thanks for sharing your mishap. pretty funny stuff. Its kinda like when rc plane pilots learn to fly helis and reverse the pitch when the chopper is on the ground at high revs which causes self distruction a.k.a. flopping dead chicken... __________________ no one cares about your WARBIRD!

02-19-2008, 05:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
66stang Fly it like you hate it! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: O Fallon, Missouri Age: 41 Posts: 1,626 Blog Entries: 3 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: dont laugh! Yeah, Plankbone I remember those days, just like it was yesterday. Ouch.. what really sucks is when you can't figure out right away why the power is not shutting down. But all you did was give it full power negative pitch. __________________ I want to fly like Max, drive like Biff... and be happy like Wesse .....dat boy made angry chimp noises...

02-19-2008, 05:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
thewrap I had it, but then I lost it. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Highland Village Texas Age: 16 Posts: 1,756	Re: dont laugh! Who said that you had to get off the ground to create damage. __________________ "In memory of Sean Branson"

02-19-2008, 05:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
hampilot Flyin' Around Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fernley, NV USA Posts: 11	Re: dont laugh! inexperience, impatience and the abundance of smack talk before hand (it taste funny after you have to eat it again), caused most of my depression. lucky for me my brother gave his heli a mud bath right after my WTF insodent so I didnt feel too bad. My elevator wasnt broken but it was on dual rate. I think its broken now though, and I missed the cars, that was a good thing.


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02-19-2008, 08:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
Highlights Drop it like it's hot Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: BC Canada Age: 36 Posts: 907	Re: dont laugh! Yah, that had plenty of forward speed alright. That thing should have lifted at about 5' into it's rollout. Guess you'll know better for next time.

02-19-2008, 08:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
JoeHerbert never too low Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sims, N.C. Age: 37 Posts: 116	Re: dont laugh! you know folks talk about ugly landings but I have had some damn ugly take-offs too... I have landed and rolled into my leg and broke the wing. hehehe..oops.

02-19-2008, 09:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
ericb Bad-ass Super Contributer! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Worthing, SD Age: 32 Posts: 881	Re: dont laugh! PULL UP!!! I am glad I have never done anything like that.

02-20-2008, 03:16 AM	#10 (permalink)
stommerd27 Low and Slow Baby!! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Glyndon, Minnesota Age: 38 Posts: 494	Re: dont laugh! That was good humor! It looked like my buddy trying to get his F14 off the ground. Commit or let off the throttle. Decisions decisions.

02-20-2008, 09:50 AM	#11 (permalink)
hampilot Flyin' Around Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Fernley, NV USA Posts: 11	Re: dont laugh! confusious say "rookie pilot who thinks he knows everything is bound to buy more epoxy"! After all that simulator time the only thing I didnt simulate was an incorrect setup (balance & not enough elevator throw). atleast my os91 is still useable, and I found all my pieces. I need some more plywood to make a new firewall and a new prop/spinner, and front wheel. other than that maybe some confidence and an expert pilot willing to laugh at a rookie heli pilot.

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