F9f grumman panther

Great news Pete, good work.

Make sure that we rake the grass cuttings next time!

Are we trying again on Saturday?

Good to hear that it was a simple fix.

JonTappin wrote: Make sure that we rake the grass cuttings next time!

I did wonder if that might have been the cause. Are you assuming it was FOD or was there evidence that makes it certain?

Mike

The ECU recorded that the motor was shut down due to over temp which is more than likely due to lack of air, so grass cuttings look very likely to be the cause.

Mike,
I'm 99% sure it was grass cuttings which caused the over temp. The ecu "black box" recorded a temperature of 811 degrees on the turbine.
I had a similar problem the week before when the model ran through the cut grass which caused the turbine to stop. When i took the hatch off their was so much grass around the fod it looked like a wasps nest.
If would be really nice to have a mower that collected the grass when mown, as turbine models are getting more popular in the club i would hate to think that one of us could loose a model due to this problem.
It's the same sort of problems which full size jets have ie bird strikes or more recently these idiots who fly drones near airports.

JonTappin wrote: Great news Pete, good work.

Make sure that we rake the grass cuttings next time!

Are we trying again on Saturday?

No Jon you can rest easy this Saturday

Have you lined the wheel wells Pete?