RE: Phase 3 EF - 16
The maiden flight went well, got it trimmed and landed. I had way to much throws in the tailerons.. Dialed in some expo and dropped the throws to a manageable level. Second flight was very fast and on my fourth pass the left taileron let go . This caused a very violent bank that sheared the left wing.. My 6 cell thunder power batt went several hundred yards across our field..lol.. Never to be seen again. I boxed the tail completely, it looks like the foam just let go. I picked up the pieces and epoxied it back together. You can hardly tell it ever crashed. The main fuselage floated down and landed flat. Only loss was a very tired 6cell batt. Flies great on three cells but I'm scarred to push it much faster without glassing it. My full glassed f-16 was in the 175 mph range and never showed any signs of coming apart.