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Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/4/2009 9:47 PM   
Spitfire222



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Status: offline 		I was out flying around with my Showtime 90, and did two rolls on a vertical down-line out of a maneuver. I shouldn’t have done that second roll. While trying to ease it out of the dive (to avoid my ST’s right snapping tendency if too much elevator is applied), I ran out of altitude and went into the soybeans. I almost made it, but the wheels must have caught on the crop.

Damage: Punctured right wing (from the gear I imagine; this has happened before and was patched already). Left elevator ripped out. And the gear was BROKEN.
Now, the gear is the part that surprised me. Last summer, the gear ripped out on takeoff, puncturing the wing bottoms, and destroying the gear mount area and plate. This time, to my pleasant surprise, my rebuilding job (hardwood sprinkled with carbon fiber) survived, and the landing gear itself was sheared at the mounting plate. Even the bolts are still in!

I lost all control of the Twist after a level pass into the wind. It went in at almost full throttle after the wind blew it back towards us. There’s a large water tower behind our runway surrounded by barbed-wire fence, and the plane went in behind the fence. Luckily, one of the pilot’s sons was around and he managed to squeeze inside and recover the pieces. The battery was ejected several yards away, OUTSIDE the fence. The cause of the crash is unknown at this time.

The radio equipment and engines of both planes seems fine. Neither engine was turned over, not until each is thoroughly cleaned. I’ll take apart the engines and send in the radio equipment just in case.

So, anyone know where I can get a replacement gear for the ST90? Anyone know someone who’d be willing to sell it to me? I’d rather not buy a new set from Horizon. At $75 for the gear alone, I might as well buy a whole new plane.


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RE: Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/10/2009 9:37 PM   
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Status: offline 		$75 bucks for the gear alone !? Wow, that must have been some special gear We'll I have crashed a plane and got a new one in under 20 minutes ! Awhile back I had crashed my Phoenix Dolphin and it was pretty bad Anyway, I went out and got it and brought it back. Couple minutes later Mike from the club offers me his Sig 4 Star .40 for $25 bucks including the servos ! I was flying the next day and everything I had fit in it perfectly. Gee, it sucks a lot, but, its part of the hobby - Crashing and the amount of money your wallet can (and does) lose. Sorry to hear about that.

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RE: Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/11/2009 2:25 PM   
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Status: offline 		For the gear, just go to a welding shop and see if they have some aluminum to bend up for you.
It sucks that you crashed both ur planes, but u did a real good job of wrecking that twist.

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RE: Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/13/2009 8:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		The gear looks pretty good to me, why do you need to replace it?? Is it not aluminum so you can straighten it again, or is it fibreglass and cracked?

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RE: Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/21/2009 10:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks for the comments guys. I wasn't really upset since it's all part of the hobby, it was just that my 2 best flying planes were out of action!

The gear for the Showtime is carbon fiber and was completely splintered in half at the mount point. I suppose I could have repaired it with some carbon fiber fabric, but GraphTech had a sale on some of their replacement CF gear, so I got a new set for $25 instead of $50! (And much less than the $75 Hangar-9 wanted) The Showtime is already repaired and ready to fly when I get back from vacation.

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RE: Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/25/2009 4:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Good Deal ! Hope all goes well. Are you planning on getting another Twist ?

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RE: Two crashes in less than 24 hours! - 7/26/2009 12:11 AM   
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Status: offline 		I feel your pane.. I went flying a few weeks ago and went to the field with three and came home with 1.75% plane It seem I am always the talk of the club when I fly my planes. Happy flying.

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