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Old 04-16-2002 | 01:46 AM
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Default almost lost my aresti

i flew my aresti again today. had one great flight. it was windy but it flew so well. i landed. fueled and went up again. then i herd this god awful flapping noise. it went out of control. it was going away from me and i was loosing it heading to the woods. i killed the engine and gave it full left aileron. and full up elevator. i aimed it into the wind. and it started coming donw. almost into the trees. but i landed in the bean field. on its wheels in one piece. but it broke the wood a little in the side of the fuse up by the cowl. and it cracked the wood loose where the landing gear goes. come to find out. that damn red trim they have on the wing came loose and pulled up like a parachute. ive allready got the fuse repaired. was not bad. thank god i go over all the joints with epoxy before i put them together. or it would probably be splinters. so any one else watch out for the trim coming loose and crashing u. i even went over all of it with a heat gun before i flew it. to make sure the monokote is tight. i really like this plane but this bummed me out. i was thinking of calling horizon. since all 8 or so of my planes are hanger nine. im going to take care of the trim and it willllll not come off again. this plane flys so nice and to bung it all up because of monokote makes me sick. im just glad i saved it. i think it was manley alot of luck. but i did not panic. at least not alot. but it was there. i had to clean out my pants. so any how everyone watch out and check those damn trim pieces. if it happened to mine it could happen to others. take care bill