unable to land - turned off motor?

pasdrone1 · Mar 14, 2019

PatR said:
Yes it can. As the thrust vector of the propeller is in the vertical plane relative to the body of the aircraft, failure to lock the boom in place would not have a significant impact on safety during the period the motor on the unlocked boom was subjected to climb power settings.

However, during periods where power settings were reduced for the purposes of descent or hover it would be possible for the unlocked boom to sag relative to the position of the locked booms, which could/would induce significant instability problems.

So the answer to your question is multifaceted; yes it could fly but it would not be a safe way to do so.

Just for general info applicable to anyone reading this thread, performing a preflight inspection and assuring an aircraft is safe to fly is 100% the responsibility of the pilot in command. Any failure in assuring the aircraft is correctly set up and safe to fly is 100% the fault of the PIC, whether they understood how to set up the aircraft or not.

Good point, safety first, anything out of the ordinary = no flying.

Steve Carr · Mar 14, 2019

By all means, try using Home if you have problems landing. That is the first/best fail safe step.

To replace a motor arm clip:

pasdrone1 · Mar 14, 2019

Steve Carr said:
By all means, try using Home if you have problems landing. That is the first/best fail safe step.

To replace a motor arm clip:

nice video and great channel by the way.

Steve Carr · Mar 14, 2019

pasdrone1 said:
nice video and great channel by the way.

Ha....the techniques are correct. The presentation sucks. Luckily I am a better technician that a producer.

Huston · Mar 16, 2019

pasdrone1 said:
Hello all,
I just did a back yard flight to empty a battery, flew in angle mode at 3 meters max altitude and when it was time to land the Typhoon H with (RealSense) would not let me.
push the stick down and nothing, I could go up, left, right but not down.. OBS was off.
Had to turn off the motor and I had damage on 3 - H Arm Latch that broke on landing.... lucky me i guess...
Anyone had this before?
I never experienced this.
Thanks

WOW! Sounds like lower your landing gear, then you and maybe someone else stand under the H, then turn off the motors. Break it's fall to minimize or avoid any H damage.
I had a similar problem with my DJI Phantom 3. It would go UP, FWD, BKWD, LEFT and RIGHT but now down, I had to let it hit a tree before it went out over a lake.

That problem was due to the software on my cell phone and in the flight battery was out of sync.

AH-1G · Mar 16, 2019

Huston said:
you and maybe someone else stand under the H, then turn off the motors. Break it's fall to minimize or avoid any H damage.

Yes do try to catch it??

Eagle's Eye Video · Mar 16, 2019

Huston said:
WOW! Sounds like lower your landing gear, then you and maybe someone else stand under the H, then turn off the motors. Break it's fall to minimize or avoid any H damage.

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Mrgs1 · Mar 16, 2019

Eagle's Eye Video said:
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Safety gear required.

Crazy Crow · Mar 17, 2019

Happened to me 2 times. The red button tap method saved me both times.

streetdoctor · Mar 17, 2019

pasdrone1 said:
I did tried to do the red kill button but maybe I didn't do it right and panic a bit new flier do that ..

Got ladder? Just kidding, I had OBS on by accident and it did that about 6' AGL, I am 6'1" so I grabbed it and it shut down on its own. Good luck with it!
All was ok after I changed my shorts.
Rob

pacoimaca · Mar 18, 2019

pasdrone1 said:
Hello all,
I just did a back yard flight to empty a battery, flew in angle mode at 3 meters max altitude and when it was time to land the Typhoon H with (RealSense) would not let me.
push the stick down and nothing, I could go up, left, right but not down.. OBS was off.
Had to turn off the motor and I had damage on 3 - H Arm Latch that broke on landing.... lucky me i guess...
Anyone had this before?
I never experienced this.
Thanks

was your landing gear down, I had to bring my landing gear down & up again for the second time

Jimmie · Mar 26, 2019

rdonson said:
Did you try tapping the Red kill button until it got low enough to hold the Red button and it shut off?

If you push the red kill switch won't it drop like a rock,I don't get it,and how do you practice emergency landings all new to me.

rdonson · Mar 26, 2019

Jimmie said:
If you push the red kill switch won't it drop like a rock,I don't get it,and how do you practice emergency landings all new to me.

Short taps on the red button won't cause it to drop like a rock.

Another Use for the Red Button... Landing!

This is a good demo of using the kill button if you are having trouble landing especially when wind is involved. Don't try this over 3' above the ground. Only bump the button to descend. After you are about a foot high, press and hold the red button until the H lands and the motors shut off.

yuneecpilots.com

NorWiscPilot · Mar 27, 2019

rdonson said:
Short taps on the red button won't cause it to drop like a rock.

Another Use for the Red Button... Landing!

This is a good demo of using the kill button if you are having trouble landing especially when wind is involved. Don't try this over 3' above the ground. Only bump the button to descend. After you are about a foot high, press and hold the red button until the H lands and the motors shut off.

yuneecpilots.com