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Old 05-29-2008, 10:53 AM
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Just Rog here...been havin a blast flyin the uproar all week..today I flew it hard and fast into the field house...wasnst even watchin, just heard it, knew it was supposed to be going straight up, according to my thumbs,,but what I heard was something between a loud pink and a thunk....broke a servo in half! yeah in half!.......banjoairplane wants to sell his .40 stick so gonna go that route...Rog
Yes normally I do watch my planes but I thought I knew where thsi one was going..../up is up right?..
Old 05-29-2008, 11:13 AM
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Was it standard up, or Metric?
Cause that might have been the problem.
Old 05-29-2008, 11:25 AM
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Ya know I mighta had it on the metric setting.......or low rates...or crash rates.....Rog
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Hey Rog, do you know these guys?
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Old 05-29-2008, 09:31 PM
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Did you allow for the curvature of the earth?
Old 05-30-2008, 09:24 AM
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Well, sure it's 1/2A.

1/2 a servo.
1/2 an airplane (or less)

1/2 a chance it could happen again? Nah.
Old 05-30-2008, 10:20 AM
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Hey Rog, do you know these guys?

there was a time back in the late 70's....well...I did take the week off,,may have been a little hungover...but it sure was flying great right up until the boink...Rog
and yeah I was going left to right...wish Ida seen it...
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1/2 a chance it could happen again? Nah.

Are you kidding? This is Rog we're talking about. He goes through airplanes the way I go through toilet paper! ...and I eat lots of Mexican food!

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What I think MJD meant by "happen again" was for the same plane to hit the same spot on the club house at the same speed...at the exact same time of day?
Rog, you might as well do what I did and get into RC combat. I talked with the PR director over at Shop Vac and I think we got you a sponsor.
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I got a Saito!! a .65 on a big stick,,,yeah I know it's not anywhere close to half a ,,,but this is where I hang , and its not another new thread...Rog
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I got a Saito!! a .65 on a big stick,,,yeah I know it's not anywhere close to half a ,,,but this is where I hang , and its not another new thread...Rog
Fair enough, at least you fly half-A and you have a new toy! I own only one four stroke, a Saito .72, and it was a sweetie from the get-go.

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