Oh my Gords!

It was a calm summer day so I thought ”I’ll pop into the garden for a quick fly of the Lama”. Nothing unusual there …

 Set up, took off and hovered around in my usual semi-controlled state - oh what fun!

Seeing as it was so calm, I thought I’d go for a bit more altitude … up - down - this way - that way - still having fun.

Up we go again … oops, a bit far off to the right, a bit too near the neighbours garden. OK, don’t panic, just head left again.

 NO, I only said LEFT, not left and DOWN!! Before I could react, the Lama contacted with the bush separating our gardens and tumbled to the ground on the neighbours side. OK, I’ll just have to pop round and ask “can I have my helicopter back please” … and try not to feel like I’m 8 years old

The bush is quite thick, so I was surprised when I couldn’t see the Lama anywhere!? I looked on top of the bush, peered inside it and underneath it but the Lama was nowhere to be found. I tried spinning the rotors very gently and quickly to give me an idea of it’s location but nothing happened.

Then, even though it wasn’t near where I thought the Lama had landed, I picked up a stick and gently poked around in the fish pond … and out popped a little white xTreme blade

 I quickly extracted it from the pond, disconnected the battery and rushed back home.

 Long story short - the 4-in-1 was blown and both motors seized

The repair bill was only just short of what I paid for it initially, so it was re-assembled as much as possible and placed back in it’s box. It is currently awaiting funds for a rebuild!