H9 Miss America P-51 Crashed/Lost
02-13-2006, 02:06 PM
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H9 Miss America P-51 Crashed/Lost
Yesterday my friend and I took our H9 Warbirds to the Field. I performed a great Maiden flight on his Corsair then took my P-51 up, the crowd loved it until the rudder hinges came out from the speed so I landed it and repaired it. I went up again but on an upwind pass I noticed glitches in the plane. I couldn't control it enough for a good landing approach then the plane just glitched totally and went full throttle into a roll and crashed about 100 yards out in the middle of a Hawaiin Marsh Swamp Jungle, argh. The radio is PCM and locked me out complety, a few other pilots had glitches that day but didn't tell me till after. I tried to find it last night w/ no success. Lost was the .60 size P-51 w/ a Saito 100 4 stroke, dave brown 3 1/2" alloy spinner, master air 15x8 prop, expert on board ignition system, volt watch, upgraded retracts, a 791 retract servo and 2 battery packs. The Hawaiian Police sometimes fly over our air field w/ their chopper and recover our lost planes so today I'm going to give them a call and see if they will make a run sometime soon 
Pics will come to follow once found.
Pics will come to follow once found.
02-13-2006, 02:43 PM
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RE: H9 Miss America P-51 Crashed/Lost
Sorry to hear about your crash.
There's a lake that borders my field & I often worry about crashing in the water. I think the only thing worse than crashing would be to crash & not be able to find/retrieve your wreckage.
Good luck & hopefully we'll see some pictures soon.
There's a lake that borders my field & I often worry about crashing in the water. I think the only thing worse than crashing would be to crash & not be able to find/retrieve your wreckage.
Good luck & hopefully we'll see some pictures soon.
02-13-2006, 04:19 PM
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RE: H9 Miss America P-51 Crashed/Lost
Sorry to hear about your loss, how very unfortunate.
I'd keep a close eye out for any PFer's that might be operating around your field, I heard some under the table grumbling's at our field on just this subject.
Tony,
I assume were talking Omahawks field, I've always wanted to come and check out your field it looks like a great flying site. Does this field require AMA?
I'd keep a close eye out for any PFer's that might be operating around your field, I heard some under the table grumbling's at our field on just this subject.
Tony,
I assume were talking Omahawks field, I've always wanted to come and check out your field it looks like a great flying site. Does this field require AMA?
02-13-2006, 04:40 PM
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Tony,
I assume were talking Omahawks field, I've always wanted to come and check out your field it looks like a great flying site. Does this field require AMA?
Tony,
I assume were talking Omahawks field, I've always wanted to come and check out your field it looks like a great flying site. Does this field require AMA?
Hawk Field does not require AMA, it is a city owned field that's managed by Omahawks.
On that note, 50 degrees tomorrow.... I see some lunchtime flying in my future!
02-13-2006, 04:56 PM
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RE: H9 Miss America P-51 Crashed/Lost
Hi Tony,
Thanks for the invite, I'll put you in the address book and look you up when the weather get's a little better, the last time I was in Omaha was when I wired the new Taco Bell at 38th & Dodge. (Sure is lot's to see in that neighborhood huh!)
Mac
Thanks for the invite, I'll put you in the address book and look you up when the weather get's a little better, the last time I was in Omaha was when I wired the new Taco Bell at 38th & Dodge. (Sure is lot's to see in that neighborhood huh!)
Mac
