Safety First

Hey guys!
I am new to this forum, or to any forum to be honest. I recently bought a new JR Venture 50 after doing some research on the Internet about it and phoning a few hobby shops. Unfortunately we do not have any hobby shops close by so the nearest one from me is about 300km, so I cannot go there often for advice. This is my first heli and I am still busy with my hopping around on the ground and 1-foot hover.

I am happy to say that after reading all the safety tips, I am more safety aware and can imagine that a heli could hurt allot if hit by one.

I have a question for the more advanced flyers, it may sound like a stupid question but it will set my mind at ease, I am also not too sure if it is safety related.

After a day’s flying my heli is dirty, full of dusts, oil residue and a bit of dried grass (the area where I fly is a large grass patch). When I get home I take of the canopy and start cleaning the heli as I prefer my heli to be neat at all times. I use a spry bottle with a mixture of water and spirits (similar to surgical alcohol) which I spray on the canopy to clean the oil residue, but on the frame/chassis I do not know what to use and if I can spry anything on the frame/chassis and moving parts. I think it is important to clean your heli thoroughly, this way you basically do a full check on your heli to see if everything is still in good order. How should one clean a heli?

[thecheat]

try a dry toothbrush (maybe wet) but if it's wet make sure your heli's dry before you use it again, and water can damage electronics as for every thing else it really shoudn't matter if it gets wet...

just a thought of two.

Thanks, I will definitely try a toothbrush, I think it will do the trick.

I got flamed by moe BEFORE I got hurt - thanks moe.

[jahatton]

Hi, I take a spray bottle with dish soap and have a second with water. I mist the soap on the frame but not on the mast or head. Then I take a toothbrush and scrub the grime and such then spray with the sprayer on stream to blast all the guck away, then I leave to dry.
Jim

[Heli Boss]

Any one have a bell 222? i accidentally ran it into my sister, TRUST ME!!!
IT WAS NOT PRETTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Even if you think the helicopter is a safe distance away, you do not know what the heli could pull on you. i advise you to keep al helis at least 5 feet away. Depending on how reliable your helicopter is, you might want to put if farther.

[jahatton]

What happened? How badly injured is your sister?
I should think at least 20 feet is close enough... too close and there is no reaction time before it goes in for the kill. Mine was 15 feet away when I did a pirouette and it came at me from a 5 ft hover.
Jim

[Heli Boss]

luckily, she was fine, except for a scar on her shoulder heli just had a malfunction during flight.