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09-27-2010, 11:31 AM

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This trainer served us well

My son's unfortunate encounter with a tree.

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09-27-2010, 01:22 PM

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RE: This trainer served us well

Poor thing.

Sometimes they get near a tree and decide to go home to mother.

Tom

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09-27-2010, 01:47 PM

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RE: This trainer served us well

The tree would have jumped to snatch the plane from the air.

They do that you know!

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09-27-2010, 02:39 PM

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RE: This trainer served us well

CA and some duct tape that its ready to fly again from what i see

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09-28-2010, 06:49 AM

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RE: This trainer served us well

Is the fuselage not intoo bad of shape? Unforunately you can buy the whole kit at the price to replace just the wing. Good model, just cheap covering. Trees can hurt.

Jim

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09-28-2010, 09:13 PM

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? Unforunately you can buy the whole kit at the price to replace just the wing.

Jim

Yup. It was pretty beat up anyway. I'm going to get a new one.

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10-03-2010, 07:38 PM

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RE: This trainer served us well

I would replace it with an Alpha 40 just because the ultrakote is nicer than the stuff used on the tower trainer. I have 50+ flights on mine and the covering was coming off at the second flight.

Jim

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