Sergio Salvi

It’s been a month or so that I crashed my heli and since then haven’t had time to rebuild it.

On that day, I was practicing figure 8 circuits and was doing well for almost 4 hours. During my last flight, when no one else was flying (it was closing time), I decided to use the whole gym for my figure 8 circuits… well, overconfidence kicked in and I lost orientation — oops

So now it’s time to rebuild! I’m building my three additional CopterX kits at the same time, but only two will be ready-to-fly with all electronics installed. Heli #3 and #4 (the crashed one) will be used for spares

IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE: This heli is not supposed to be flown in such a confined space. It can hurt you badly if it hits you. I’ve taken a few safety steps since the first flight given the risks I was taking: always wearing safety glasses, never hovering with the tail pointed at me in case the tail blades come off and also not flying at eye level for the same reason. The throttle hold switch is always ready to be flicked (very important) — if you listen carefully, you’ll notice the RPMs going down before it crashed. My living room is “L” shaped so I was standing at the “foot” of it, kinda sideways to the heli. Safety first, but I really wanted to fly that thing Now I fly in a school gym.