While doing a low altitude, “high-speed” pass I believe I may have over-g'd my P2V. Here's how... At about 15 feet altitude with full forward (right stick) in a level pass; at the far end of the pass I went to full aft (right stick) to stop the forward drift and full forward (left stick) to do a quick climb.
Here's what happened: it appeared the end maneuver was abrupt enough for the battery to slip out enough to disconnect and lose ship's power. That resulted in a spectacular end-over-end crash that caused no apparent damage (well – some grass and mud stains that wiped off). Needless to say it was scary to watch my $1200 investment skipping along the field at a high rate of speed.
I am really impressed there was no apparent damage. She just wanted a new compass calibration and was ready to go again. And flew fine. Thank goodness!
More lessons learned for this NOOB. 1) Make sure, sure, sure the battery is solidly clipped into the receptacle! 2) Like an actual aircraft, full stop-to-stop control reversal inputs are perhaps unwise, especially at low altitude. 3) The P2V is soooo easy to fly, it made me way over-confident, waaaay to early in my RC career. 4) Note to self: throttle back and take it easy for a while.
outlaw704, Austin, Texas, USA
Here's what happened: it appeared the end maneuver was abrupt enough for the battery to slip out enough to disconnect and lose ship's power. That resulted in a spectacular end-over-end crash that caused no apparent damage (well – some grass and mud stains that wiped off). Needless to say it was scary to watch my $1200 investment skipping along the field at a high rate of speed.
I am really impressed there was no apparent damage. She just wanted a new compass calibration and was ready to go again. And flew fine. Thank goodness!
More lessons learned for this NOOB. 1) Make sure, sure, sure the battery is solidly clipped into the receptacle! 2) Like an actual aircraft, full stop-to-stop control reversal inputs are perhaps unwise, especially at low altitude. 3) The P2V is soooo easy to fly, it made me way over-confident, waaaay to early in my RC career. 4) Note to self: throttle back and take it easy for a while.
outlaw704, Austin, Texas, USA