last night I crashed my Phantom into the neighbors yard, a buddy jumped the fence and retrieved it, but it had lost a prop and nut.
so tonight I put on a replacement prop (http://www.heli-world.com/detail.aspx?ID=10468) and bought a replacement nut and took the Phantom out for a spin.
seemed to work perfectly fine,. but towards the end of the flight, the prop actually BROKE off!
..it didn't just come undone, as the bolt was still attached!
Has anyone heard of this happening before?
might I have over-tightened the bolt to cause it to weaken or something?
defective blade?? (maybe it hit a bug??)
now I'm a bit scared to think what would have happened if the blade broke off hundreds of feet in the air.
Also, are blades supposed to be installed in pairs? (it's a bit awkward having 3 oem white blades and a black one, but they look identical)
so tonight I put on a replacement prop (http://www.heli-world.com/detail.aspx?ID=10468) and bought a replacement nut and took the Phantom out for a spin.
seemed to work perfectly fine,. but towards the end of the flight, the prop actually BROKE off!
..it didn't just come undone, as the bolt was still attached!
Has anyone heard of this happening before?
might I have over-tightened the bolt to cause it to weaken or something?
defective blade?? (maybe it hit a bug??)
now I'm a bit scared to think what would have happened if the blade broke off hundreds of feet in the air.
Also, are blades supposed to be installed in pairs? (it's a bit awkward having 3 oem white blades and a black one, but they look identical)