First quasi-crash

[Bob002]

Not sure exactly what happened.

Went to an empty field and long story short the grass was too long. The feet on the Storm Drone 6 got caught and it flipped. Moved across the street to an empty lot, flew it, tested return to home, all was well. Went to mother-in-law's house to pick a table up and show her. I flew around for a moment or two when I heard a noise. I thought it was one of the rotors hitting one of the power cords so I started to land it. As I was slowly lowering, I got a bit off the ground and it flipped.

Noticed one of the pins fell down. I got it home, removed the prop, and the pin is even with all the others. Am I good or do I need another motor?

 

[Bob002]

It occurred to me there might not be enough information.

These are the motors that came on it. The pin isn't attached to anything that I can tell (unless it's internal). I really can't tell what the issue is, other than it wants to separate after a minute or so.

http://www.helipal.com/storm-th-2212-v2-brushless-motor-two-holes-930kv.html

 

[PeteDee]

Pin? I think we need a photo.

 

[Bob002]

Pin? I think we need a photo.

Figured out what happened. Only going off these motors, as they are the first i've dealt with.

It's not attached to the bell. Apparently, they use a set pin to hold everythign in place. When it flipped over in the grass, something must have happened and the set pin came lose.

On my way out the door this morning, I noticed there was an indent on the shaft of the pin. Got home, looked, and lo and behold, tiny set pin.

 

[Bob002]

Pin? I think we need a photo.

http://imgur.com/a/N3XQD

Here are some images for you to peruse.

Basically, the pin is held by a set screw (what I'm seeing in several, after looking closer).

Long story short, I think I need to reset them different than how I did it, as it result in this:

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