Looks like you beat me to it, SS711. Sorry you crashed your plane... I am planning to fly up by the mine with my 600 one of these days. And up Guanella pass since I work close to up there and it's handy. Hardly any snow this year. I haven't been up to the mine yet this year... Was the road all open? Looks pretty dry.
KD0NDC
Yep, road was completely open. Just a few pockets of snow in shaded areas. We went up the more difficult path with water crossings but came down the easier dry path.
The knack to flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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I think this is the earliest this year that road has been open for a long time. I remember snow in July and August... Scary dry! I think I'll stay out of the trees for the most part in case something bad happens. Or maybe armor my lipos just in case.
KD0NDC
My LiPo's were damaged enough that I'd be nervous charging them. The balance lead was cut on one of them.
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I've resoldered plenty of balance leads... just put your charger outside for the next few charges if your nervous.Originally Posted by SecretSpy711
Sorry to hear about that on both accounts.
My guestimation is you hit the rocks about 40mph or more? that gopro is probably about 125-150 ft away (Or under those rocks in pieces)?
KF7TRX
It may seem difficult at first, but everything is difficult at first - Myamoto Musashi
"Truly superior pilots are those who use their superior judgment to avoid those situations where they might have to use their superior skills"- Author unknown
Thankfully it was not a GoPro. It was just a little $40 HK WingCam, so not a huge loss. It was on its last leg anyway, it had been through some crashes before and got a bunch of dirt on the sensor recently, but it would've been nice to recover the memory card to see the crash.
The knack to flying lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.
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I feel for your loss man, had my cheap walmart cam fly off after the slo flyer hit the Ocotillo plant and landed some 50 ft away in a ravine under a rock. Traveled about 100 mi back to the spot the next morning and found it after another hour of searching. The video card was almost full and would have lost a couple hours worth of flying if i would have written it off. You might eventually find it, good luck.
KF7TSE
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Sometimes it's better to crash into a cliff face near by vs. running out of battery over the never ending forest.
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True! Good thing those pink noses are cheap...
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