Funtanas dont fly themselves very well
07-10-2006, 02:03 PM
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Funtanas dont fly themselves very well
This happened 2 weeks ago.I lost all radio control about a minute into my first flight of the day and we all watched it dive into about 8 ouside loops each one bigger and faster for what seemed like a long time till it disappeared behind the trees.After looking for an hour I saw it in this field.The engine was about 8-10 feet from the impact crater with wasted pushrod tubes ( poor sa100 [&o] ) still in the cowl attached to what remained of the fire wall.It made a great tail trophy and its already been replaced with the funtana x100
07-10-2006, 05:02 PM
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RE: Funtanas dont fly themselves very well
That certainly sucks Railinrob. At least you can smile about it. I tend to get all mopey when I plant a nice plane. Were you able to salvage the engine or any radio gear?
07-10-2006, 06:20 PM
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RE: Funtanas dont fly themselves very well
The engine needs new pushrods and pushrod tubes I tossed the rec because I'm sure thats what caused it and all the servos survived as did my pilot who is now in the fx100.
I was smiling because if I got all bummed then I'm in a bad mood AND I lost a .Life too short to sweat the small stuff its only a plane and an arf at that.
I was smiling because if I got all bummed then I'm in a bad mood AND I lost a .Life too short to sweat the small stuff its only a plane and an arf at that.
