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How long was it before you crashed for the first time?
On my first solo flight!
  21% (155)
Within the first 5 flights.
  17% (131)
Within the first month of flying.
  12% (92)
Within the first flying season.
  13% (101)
Within the first year.
  12% (94)
Between years 1 and 3.
  10% (76)
Between years 4 and 10.
  1% (14)
Crash? Me? Not yet. (Knock on balsa.)
  9% (69)


Total Votes : 732
(last vote on : 8/6/2008 9:37:19 PM)
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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time? - 10/13/2004 8:25:15 PM   
cwrr5



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From: Tucson, AZ, USA
Status: offline 		about this _____ long! Royal 40T, very first flight(solo - no instructor), FINALLY got the motor started, got airborne, then got turned around somehow, and went very un-airborne - very quickly! That was about ten years ago. Not too sure what happened..... no clue+new airplane-instructor=splat!

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time? - 10/15/2004 8:58:20 PM   
TyBryner


 

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From: Price, UT, USA
Status: offline 		This seems to be a common cause of crashes in this thread... I got cocky, and was showing off... inverted high speed low pass about 10' off the ground, and pulled up... I've posted this in other threads before, but hey...it's one of my favorite pictures now, so here you go again.

Man I wish I would have had someone videoing this one.....



(oops)

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time? - 10/15/2004 11:27:35 PM   
DustOffUH1



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From: Mercer, WI, USA
Status: offline 		My first crash was with my Donald 4 Seaplane. First flight with it. I just had to get it flying I was practicing with my Aeorbird just before that so I said, no problem, piece of cake. Famous last words. I took off from the frozen lake, didn't know the rudder got bounced loose in the take off (very uneven ice). Anyway I was flying it for about 3 minutes, and the on a slow left turn, it did its death spiral, and bam, one of the worst sounds I ever heard. A guy accross the lake was watching because after it crashed I heard an AW Sh&t all the way from accross the lake. I attribute the crash to the loose rudder, not enough experience and not enough speed into the turn. Of course it had to crash in the middle of the lake, 8' of solid ice. On the sides of the lake there was about 4' of snow. Actually there was less damage than I thought ther would be. It has a fiberglass fuse, which was really beaten up, the motor mount was bent in half, but the wings actually came out OK. All electronics, and servos seemed to have survived. Still haven't repaired it yet (since last winter), but I still plan to.
Joe

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time? - 10/16/2004 12:18:39 AM   
StomperOne



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Status: offline 		You mean today ?? or yesterday ..

let me know when you get all the results in .. i think it would be interesting providing we all own up

take care

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time? - 11/9/2004 5:38:01 AM   
jmoga


 

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From: Auburn, CA, USA
Status: offline 		1st flight - less than 15 seconds!!!

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/9/2004 6:55:06 AM   
Razor-RCU



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Joined: 3/21/2002
From: Ramona, CA, USA
Status: offline 		In 1982, pre buddy-box, my first flight was on an Electric ARF called a Snark (05 sized) it lasted about 30 seconds.... Since then I have crashed MANY airplanes (40 maybe?)

These days I have learned that no crash is my fault, must be the battery, interference, or poor manufacturing-

Taught myself (with dad) at 12, never looked back!


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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first time? - 11/12/2004 2:32:29 PM   
britbrat


 

Posts: 3299
Joined: 6/15/2004
From: Deep River, ON, CANADA
Status: offline 		Started flying models in 1952 -- gas &/or glo-powered free-flight at that time -- crashed the first one & every one after that. Started U-control in 53 -- crashed the first one & every one after that, as well. Started RC in 57 -- crashed em all & kept on going. Then, in the 60's, I took a long non-flying holiday & returned after the advent of proportional radios & servo motors -- things got much better -- I now have some models that are at least a dozen years old. I still crash occasionally, but it is usually because I'm doing something really hairbrained, like rudder touches on an inverted pass. Occasionally I lose one to a mechanical failure, or to radio interference.

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/12/2004 5:16:08 PM   
BuzzBomber



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Joined: 12/17/2002
From: Newton, NJ, USA
Status: online 		I voted "on first solo flight" because I was self-taught with a GWS cub, and flew directly into a stop sign 5 seconds after hand-launch. Then I got good and comfortable with flying r/e/t electrics and built a Kadet LT-25. I was smart enough to get checked out on that though. The instructor took off, trimmed her out, and handed me the controls--after a few minutes he says, "you don't need me here, now let's see how you land." Still haven't crashed that plane (but I make up for it with some of my high performance electrics).

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/13/2004 2:38:41 AM   
plasticjoe



Posts: 254
Joined: 8/28/2002
From: Huber Heights, OH, USA
Status: offline 		Didn't see before solo in there LOL

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/17/2004 12:28:06 AM   
jw637362



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Joined: 1/11/2004
From: Golden, CO, USA
Status: offline 		I got my brother involved in flying, his first gas plane was the butterfly - He has flown it for about 1 and 1/2 years. We would talk about crashing and he said he can't see how people crash them, It is so easy and would almost get mad when I mentioned first crashes - everyone has them. Mind you this was a butterfly, Glider on steroids.
Smiling - He asked me a month ago if it was worth rebuilding..........Bad landing.

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/18/2004 7:29:42 PM   
TerryE



Posts: 2762
Joined: 8/5/2004
From: Leesburg, VA, USA
Status: online 		Took me 3 seconds.

Damage:

Broken prop, busted wing, motor torn loose from mounts.

Result:

Lots of swearing, girlfriend will now never fly with me

Oh well, she was a better flyer anyway

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/18/2004 7:44:07 PM   
cliffclof



Posts: 132
Joined: 11/1/2004
From: Burbank, CA, USA
Status: offline 		I remember my first flight and crash. My instructor told me to disconect the ailarons and use only elevator and rudder control. Is this normal cause that really didn't do anything but make me crash in like 30 seconds?

There was a big hole in the ice of the lake that year. Lucky it was a UAC and I just put in a new PC and duck tape.

Gotta love the duck tape. I flew that plane til it was to heavy with tape it wouldn't *land*.

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/19/2004 5:02:36 PM   
visioneer_one



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From: St. Thomas, VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA)
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quote:

ORIGINAL: cliffclof
There was a big hole in the ice of the lake that year. Lucky it was a UAC and I just put in a new PC and duck tape.


vas ist UAC and PC?

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RE: How long was it before you crashed for the first t... - 11/20/2004 3:34:31 AM