MY Escapade met its demise yesterday
I was practising some outside loops and accidentally flipped the elevator to low rates when I noticed she was extending the downward leg of the loop too much. the wind had changed direction and I was flying the inverted section downwind with a stalled airplane. She went in nose first, full throttle.
the engine and firewall moved all the way back to the wing. Along the way the tank was squashed like a coke can, the throttle servo reverted to assembly line status.
I sadly stripped own her remains last night, wrapped her in a plastic bag and laid her to rest. She was a great little bird.
As a 2nd plane she was a fun little flier. Not the most steady on a windy day but her looks made up for flight imperfections.
Lying in wait for me at the LHS is a Sportsman Aviation Focke Wulf FW-190 .46.
Escapade will be sorely missed. She took me from novice flyer to knociking on the door on my Instructors rating. It was during practice for this test that I failed her.
RIP little Escapade.