shanes300

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Lost one of my favorites. I did a lumcevak and I never regained control due to battery failure......OUCH!!!![&o]

rare_bear

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i guess that's just one lumchevak you can just laugh it off by calling it a dumchavek.
you can laugh it off, right?
right?

how do you know that the battery failed while airborne and not upon impact?

D Bronk

THAT`s sad.... looks like another case of sub standard, faulty wood...

shanes300

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It took my a while to wipe the gushing tears out of my eyes and the missing lump in my pocket book, but its all part of it.....One thing I have learned is not to fall in love with an airplane.....

Flyboy Dave

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It's always your best plane that goes in....

....the "old Thrasher" lives forever. []

Sorry for the loss....it always hurts. [&o]

Dave.

Joe Ortiz

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Bummer[&o], that would Pitts me off too.

Joe

rare_bear

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heh heh - i guess that's why they calkl 'em those ol' thrashers - they're just so well built - and that says alot.

i got a staudacher s300 - a thunder tiger kit.
it just keeps on tickin' and i swear, i've had a fair number of close calls (dumb pilot errors) with it.
maybe it's all that extra lite-ply i put in to strengthen it up cuz the original kit was poorly built.

so what's yur next plane gonna be shanes?

mgruenba

Is it going to fly again. Try using some epoxy to glue the 1000 pieces together.
As they say: "Epoxy does wonders."

shanes300

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LOL... If I was to put the thing back together, it would weigh double what it did before... It is now property of Waste Management. Except for the tail. It is goig to be put through the wall at the Hobby Town here in West Monroe, La.

The crash also did a number on my G-62[:@]
Dont worry guys, I wont be selling a used G-62 on the for sale page LOL

Dr.Watson

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sorry for the loss of yet another beautiful plane.

Shakey thumb

Sorry for the loss of your Pitts. I have one also they are great look planes.

Ram-bro

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the worse part of this...for me...is throwing it away. It seems I have the mentality that everything can be fixed

JoeAirPort

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Aw bummer. That was such a pretty bipe. Tell us more aboiut that battery. Did you cycle it after the crash to see what shape it was in?

3DJedi

So sorry to hear about it...even more sorry to see it! Man it would take me a while to get over that one!

shanes300

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The battery is in good shape. I did cycle it and everything is ok, load tests fine. I currently have it in another plane(beater) and no problems. Allthough I may just leave that batt in that plane. I have plans to buy another pitts, but for now I will keep flying my Katana and my Laser...

Warning

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Epoxy may do wonders . . . . but i think you are going to need some duck tape for this one. Not saying that i use it or anything.

If you cant duck it "chuck it"


Sorry for you loss it looked reall nice!

shanes300

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Dun been CHUCKED LOL...

hunt4679

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All I can say is that they transport much easier in a garbage bag than in one peice
but it was a good looking plane in fact im thinking of getting one myself

laker500

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That's really a downer. Pitts are my favorie Bipes as well. How do you know the battery failed in flight? I am just curious so it doesnt happen to me. I really would like to have one of those myself someday. Good luck on your next one, Jeff

HeatFire

this is just a stupid question but.. isn't there some kind of backup battery in those big things you fly? should be:P

laker500

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It isn't a requirement to install a redundant system in a large aircraft. Some people do and even use 2 receivers to avoid this sort of thing but that makes an expensive project even more expensive. Using one receiver and battery should be no more un-reliable in a large plane than it was in a smaller one. It probally gets more justified when the project gets more expensive. Maybe a little insurance for your investment. Jeff

shanes300

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For those who are thinking of getting the Pitts, I highly reccomend it. The only thing is it lands like a Pitts, but flies like its on rails. 8 point rolls were awesome. As far as the Btt issue, It was fully charged when I checked it after the flight with a load tester. When I lost control of it, there was no response even from the throttle( wide open ). So I assume it was battery failure (maybe came un plugged). Allthough the conections were heat shrinked before the crash....