Today the Crazy Sukhoi met the creator. It now has a special place on cloud no. 7. It has been repaired many times since I 1st started to fly with this model last season. The nose has been rebuilt 3 times and the wing has been broken for the last 3 weeks. The tail skid …
Tag Archive: crash
Jun 28
Skywalker crash
I managed to crash my Skywalker yesterday. A pilot error caused this – nothing else. Flying FPV at low altitude and at slow speed turning with the wind results in loss of airflow over the wings. Here are the damages. If I mounted the wing with rubber bands the fuselage might not have been as …
Apr 13
Quadcopter Crash report
Here is the Quadcopter crash report from yesterday’s crash(2011-04-12) Due to an unexpected motor failure on rear right motor the Quadcopter plummeted to the ground from an altitude of est 20-22 meters. The impact was hard, rough pieces of blasted rocks made big damage to the Quadcopter. Arrivals at the crash scene noticed no personal …
Mar 25
Quadcopter autolevel test
I got a go at the autolevel feature of MultiWii today. Overall the feature is really nice – this is default settings but the Quadcopter must be calibrated level. I calibrated in on a car-park and its not level so the Quadcopter drifts slightly when autolevel is enabled. And then I had a motor failure …
Jun 24
Tricopter crash
I managed to crash my tricopter today… The conclusion is that it was my own fault and no tech-issue. I went to a local park to fly some FPV – then I discovered I forgot a cable at home….bummer OK – what to do next…fly and record some stuff…and I strapped on the old GoProHero …



