Inverted landing

[zenmetsu]

While trying to "cut grass" in the Phoenix 4 sim, I found out that you can land on the main blades without crashing. I got a little too low, the blades got the grass, and the motor bogged and the blades eventually slowed and the heli came to a rest upside down. I thought that it was pretty comical and I haven't been able to do it since. Beginner's luck.

Anyone else do this? I think that it is pretty neat that they modeled in the extra resistance from the ground on the blades. I might try this in water just for fun.

 

[stokke]

Haha
I have hovered inverted ON the ground, but never stopped the motor LOL.
But now I'll have to try it of course

 

[Tony]

do a youtube search for "inverted landing" or "Button landing" and so on to see this in real live. I watched a couple of them where they did an inverted button landing while auto'ing down inverted. It's pretty cool.

 

[stokke]

I bet you have to have PERFECT CG to perform a button landing IRL!

 

[Tony]

There was a landing somewhere that he landed on the button and never tipped over. Not sure how, but he did it. And you are correct, a perfect CoG is key. That and a very steady hand lol.

 

[Lee]

Even more impressive/stupid was a guy taking off inverted with a 700. Holding it by the tail while it built up speed then let it go.

 

[breeze400]

Even more impressive/stupid was a guy taking off inverted with a 700. Holding it by the tail while it built up speed then let it go.

Stupid, that's lain dumb!!! Lol

 

[Lee]

Here it is. Don't try this at home kids.

 

[zenmetsu]

madness...

 

[stokke]

That's just crazy

 

[murankar]

Dumb but cool. I wouldn't do that.