RE: Aerobird Swift Repair
Wind 10 to 15
Hand launched into the wind
Seemed too easy as it climbed and circled left and right and left
Brought it back toward me for a soft belly landing and a successful maiden flight
But I was having too much fun to land after just a few minutes on fresh battery
Made mistake of not bringing it back in front of me before continuing with circling
Seemed like no time before it was just a speck in the sky with winds 10 to 15
Could barely see it flying left to right above treeline of a dense woody area
Took me 45 minutes to find as it had glided with the winds before hitting tree top
Fortunately it made it through the dense canopy and landed on the ground
Luckily no damage, should've attached combat module for easy sound location
A good learning experience of what not to do--even with 600'x600' open area
Mistake was not flying in these winds, but letting the plane get too far behind me