Originally Posted by tp777fo

Used my old saying to save another one today. YA F-22 owned by a friend. He a good builder and pilot but wanted me to test it as I had one prior. I flew out from SC to TX for the test flight. On t/o it rolled 90 right. I recovered and then it pitched straight up. I had no idea of what was happening. I got it on a downwind and it pitched up and rolled again. It was in the process of an uncontrolled flyaway over the lake. I pulled up and it went down, I rolled and pulled again and this time it climbed. I got it back enuf to get over the runway and saw something sticking out. I put gear down and got it back again
. The entire time it was rolling 45° left and right. On the ground we found both rudders fluttered and stripped servos. The right rudder was being held on by the control rod.

I always tell my jet students to never quit flying...even to the




crash site. If you quit flying it crashes for sure.