[NSRCA-discussion] RC Pilot killed

[SilentAV8R]

He was a sponsored pilot on Team Align. He was flying a TREX 700 
electric with carbon fiber blades (pretty the only blades anyone flies 
anymore).

Google his name. You can find numerous YouTube videos of him flying.


On 9/7/13 1:32 PM, rcmaster199 at aol.com wrote:
> I've been told (unconfirmed) the kid was a very active heli pilot, who 
> had been flying for several years and was highly experienced. Chances 
> are better than 50:50 he was flying carbon blades for max 
> performance. A low mass blade that is stiff like a knife can still do 
> lethal damage.....
> Recently we had a couple pilots bring their 700 size helis to my 
> field. I was surprised to hear they were pushing 7500 watts through 
> these things. That's 10 hp same as DA120 puts out
> The park is well known in the NE for its heli flying and is a fairly 
> large area. With all that room, the amazing thing to me is that when 
> something went wrong, the heli made a bee-line for him.....Just 
> terrible, bad luck!
> MattK

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