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Old 02-14-2012 | 02:38 PM
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I flew it in the back yard on 52 feet of .009" Spiderline and it flies great. It only glides for 3/4 of a lap so I have to plan ahead to avoid landing in the mucky grain field.
At 52 feet, it just seems like it's right in my face so I tried to fly it on 60 foot lines.
I also took it down to the airport for more space to fly.
Something went wrong right at launch. I'm not sure if one of the lines was snagged in the grass, or if there wasn't enough wing tip weight, or if I didn't have it oriented correctly with a slight breeze. It took off the ramp headed right towards me and as soon as it flew to the end of the leash the fuselage wanted to keep going and it tried to rip itself free of the wing. The actual crash with the ground was at 0 mph.
So, it was an easy repair even though the wing fillets were obliterated.
I'm going to wait for a nice day and have my wife launch it so that I'll be sure the lines aren't snagged and I have a quarter taped to the wingtip as a precaution.
The plane in the photo is after the repair job.
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