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Prop tips curling

rktman

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This happening to anyone else?

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Only thing I can think of is a little bit of sparse grass stalks flying low in a field. ?
 
Just remembered the possible event.

Was lawnmowering around last week in sport mode going full throttle at 2–5 feet AGL. Total, massive blast. Flying with the MC, tearing around bushes and in between them and then... crash! My first and only.

Threw the battery, took 10 minutes to find it after I found the FPV.

No damage, been flying since a lot, no issues.

What happened? An especially tall, thick grass stalk wrapped one of the motor spindles, with the effect you would expect. As the aircraft tumbled in the grass and dirt, I expect the tips got bent as the prop spun sideways into the ground.

Was recording at the time, I'll try to find it.
 
The props for this unit seem to be made of softer plastic, especially close to the edges. The longer I use a set of props, the easier it is for me to bend them precisely in the location you’re speaking of. Not sure what the deal is with this, but I’ve had to throw away 3-4 sets of props as a preventative measure because of it.
 
Wow. You have burned through 4 sets of props. From my years of experience with props, this is a strange thing. I’ll keep an eye on this
 

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