Yes, it finally happened.
I've been abusing the heck out of these landing gear/motor mounts.
Well, today I decided I would have fun landing on a metal roof near the top, and slide down, fall off, and power back up before hitting the ground. Two out of three times this worked great. (And only on the first one, did I get it on video, darn it!)
So I got it home, and set it on the bench to see what I had to do to fix it.
I removed the side plates that were still on the arm. Then I laid out the pieces to see what I left behind...
I had some spare parts on hand, so the rebuild was extremely easy. It literally snapped into place. I hooked the side plates onto the center plate, laid the side plates over the tabs on the top and bottom plate, and squeezed. Snap, and Snap, it was back together. I could have done this in the field had I brought spare parts with me.
All in all, I'm very pleased.
So, what damage have you earned, and how did you do it?
I've been abusing the heck out of these landing gear/motor mounts.
Well, today I decided I would have fun landing on a metal roof near the top, and slide down, fall off, and power back up before hitting the ground. Two out of three times this worked great. (And only on the first one, did I get it on video, darn it!)
So I got it home, and set it on the bench to see what I had to do to fix it.
I removed the side plates that were still on the arm. Then I laid out the pieces to see what I left behind...
I had some spare parts on hand, so the rebuild was extremely easy. It literally snapped into place. I hooked the side plates onto the center plate, laid the side plates over the tabs on the top and bottom plate, and squeezed. Snap, and Snap, it was back together. I could have done this in the field had I brought spare parts with me.
All in all, I'm very pleased.
So, what damage have you earned, and how did you do it?