Post your biggest RC blunders, mishaps, and mistakes

[redshift]

And for the best one. This was just Saturday, decided to get some lake flyover on video. My friend's using my FlyCam because his is glitching, so we go to a point down the road to launch. Nice little flight, some higher altitude, some lower and lands no problem. Got a boat and a waverunner from overhead, kinda cool. So I asked him if he was going up again, said he brought 2 packs, so yeah.

About 2 minutes into flight #2 he says "something isn't right" but didn't seem too concerned, he has a DX7 with JR digitals and a good speeder and motor.... and is a good pilot.

He turns it and tries for an approach, and came up only about 50 feet short.

Words for the wise, if you are going to do a water flyover with a plane not equipped with floats, make sure both of your packs are charged.

And guess what the only victim was in this? My beloved FlyCam!
He f*cks up, I PAY.

BTW, if it looks like he's pointing at the plane there, he isn't

[rawfuls]

Wow, that's a big hinge pin..

[BL_RV0]

That's what she said...

[rawfuls]

Ummm, hinge pin?

[simplechamp]

Lots of good stories guys, keep em coming! Don't really have any good ones myself, but don't worry, I'll ruin something soon enough.

[rawfuls]

Haha, I see what you did there simple!



I guess hinge pin isn't much of a...... interesting that's what she said joke eh? Or is it just me.

[BL_RV0]

It's just you.

Another of mine- spending $500 on a engine, conversion, pipe, new bumpers and such for my tmaxx pro .15, without upgrading anything in the drivetrain. And the engine never started... And this was a cen .46 engine...

[Bondonutz]

I remembered a blunder from years ago. I bought the first Generation LST when they were first released. I bought a aluminum antenna mount because the antenna tube kept slipping out of the RX box. The wire coating chafed thru and grounded on the aluminum mount and had my first run away at W.O.T . The truck blasted into a dumpster at 40+MPH head on. The damage consisted of every control arm broken,front bulk grenaded, front shocks mangled, body destroyed, crushed rims and torn front tires and more. That was 5 yrs ago ? Have ben very fortunate since.

[maxair45]

I bought a nice SMC 4000 MaH 28c 2s pack for my xxxtcr racer. I was in a hurry and throw the battery in. I get through about 4 minutes of the race then after a jump my car started to smoke. I forgot to dremel a notch in the side for the battery. The battery was a 100% loss.

[edep345]

blowing out the bubbles in tire glue, got too close and some dried on my tongue

[brushlessboy16]

Originally Posted by edep345

blowing out the bubbles in tire glue, got too close and some dried on my tongue

Thats a good one.

[steveo]

-i got a couple, first taken my boat out to the lake and i had some new 3800 fusion batts and they were setting next to me on my bench seat in the truck, i started to hear a hiss like something was leaking, drove a little further and saw some smoke from the batteries (parked at a stop sign) a look over at the batts and one cell exploded and i was scrambling to get out of the truck with my seat belt still on , i must of looked crazy from the car behind me

the batts were touching pos to neg for a couple minutes, is that why they called them fusion batteries?

-lets see not to long ago hooked up my 6s controller to 8s close call but still works

- my boat took a dive and could not find it till next morning, only a bout an inch of yellow boat was sticking out of the water pretty far out

- smoked my brothers evx esc by cutting both of connectors off and soldering new deans... yeah should have done them one at a time, and caught a batt on fire in the process i created a dead short, dont be in a hurry kids take your time and be safe

[whitrzac]

Originally Posted by edep345

blowing out the bubbles in tire glue, got too close and some dried on my tongue

ever tryed to speed up the drying procces by useing a lighter?? I still can't breath right through my nose...

[jayjay283]

Originally Posted by edep345

blowing out the bubbles in tire glue, got too close and some dried on my tongue

The super glue or whatever they try to call it for $4 more. Lucias bought a truck from me last week, I think my finger print it still on the right front tire. 2 hours I waited for my wife to get home from walgreens with some nail polish remover, watching CSI with a tire stuck to me for 2 hours. Good luck using that finger print for anything though probably get the 8:am I want my money call. I could use some of that skin back if you have an exacto knife and a few minutes

[rawfuls]

Originally Posted by jayjay283

The super glue or whatever they try to call it for $4 more. Lucias bought a truck from me last week, I think my finger print it still on the right front tire. 2 hours I waited for my wife to get home from walgreens with some nail polish remover, watching CSI with a tire stuck to me for 2 hours. Good luck using that finger print for anything though probably get the 8:am I want my money call. I could use some of that skin back if you have an exacto knife and a few minutes

LOLOL


Your wife takes 2 hours to get to walgreens and back? Or was she at work...
That sucks...