One of the worst I've seen....too bad it was mine!!
03-10-2004, 05:57 PM
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One of the worst I've seen....too bad it was mine!!
well, what can I say? I was just having fun when my H9 cap started to roll hard right. spiralled into a big oak tree and exploded. My only conclusion was that the servo tray came loose from the wing causing me to lose control. Called Horizon up that day and they had me send it in.... They ended up giving me a credit (because they no longer made the plane anymore)! I must say Horizon has great customer service....
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03-10-2004, 06:15 PM
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RE: One of the worst I've seen....too bad it was mine!!
wow!!! I feel your pain. At least you got customer credit. I just recently crased my super skybolt because the left wing strut came loose while doing a cork screw. I watched almost two years of work go down in flams.
03-12-2004, 11:33 AM
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RE: One of the worst I've seen....too bad it was mine!!
I had the same H9 cap and the servo try came loose during a flight. I got it down ok. I had other issues with the saito 180, it kept dead sticking on me. I had sent it into horizon and they looked it over twice. I kept having the same probs and no one at the field could figure it out. Anyway I had a dead stick going vertical, and crashed into a sign at our field trying to do a real hot landing. Horizon replaced the plane and sent me a new engine. They are the best.
03-12-2004, 01:07 PM
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RE: One of the worst I've seen....too bad it was mine!!
SHows that you need to cover the servo trays with C/A to make sure that the screws don't strip out and the tray doesn't come out.
03-13-2004, 05:08 PM
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RE: One of the worst I've seen....too bad it was mine!!
That is a common practice. Not sure if the instructions say that, but I always do. The key is to not only check the joints when you are assembling, but also check the joints from time to time. Something I obviously didn't do. I did however check them when I was assembling. It was probably a year old when it went in.
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