Re: RC bomber idea [TANKS]

[Grant Mahalek <gmahalek-at-shaw.ca>]

Bill,

I was only joking.....I hope nobody took my post seriously....obviously a 
paintball gun armed heli could be extremely dangerous and not a particularly 
prudent thing to do(could make someone a candidate for the famed "Darwin 
Awards").

I've played around with RC helis for the last 4-5 years.....they can be 
extremely dangerous and deserve the utmost care and respect.  From reports 
I've heard, there are regularly rather gruesome fatalities associated with 
RC helicopter flying each year in North America.  I've witnessed 
catastrophic failure of main rotor blades and seen the entire head 
assemblyof a model helicopter explode in mid air 10 feet above the 
ground(with the associated projectiles whizzing past our bodies and 
heads....scared the crap out of me!!!).

I've enjoyed almost all aspects of the RC hobby since 1980 and my experience 
has shown RC Airplanes and Helicopters definately present the most 
significant risk to life and limb and therefore deserve the most respect.

Grant "I'am serious" Mahalek


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Hamilton" <seeker-at-phoenyx.net>
To: <tanks-at-rctankcombat.com>
Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 6:44 PM
Subject: Re: RC bomber idea [TANKS]


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> On Mon, 6 Jun 2005 adt22-at-drexel.edu wrote:
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>> how much damage could one of those do?
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> Well, the prop of an r/c airplane can easily remove fingers.  I expect a 
> helo's rotor would at least give you an emergency room visit, if not a 
> permanent reminder of how foolish it is to try to shoot down an r/c 
> helicopter.  :D
>
> -Bill Hamilton
>