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Old 07-26-2012 | 10:13 PM
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From: Shell Rock, IA
Default RE: Maiden my Escapade...

I remember when I misjudged the height of a tree coming in on my downwind(plus it was WAY to windy) and I clipped a wing and sod rocketed her into the ground. Snapped the empenage off, wings detatched from the root, punched a nice hole in the LH leading edge, and broke the nose gear off. I re-built it, re-covered it, and got it all ready to go for it's maiden after it's crash. I remember being pretty nervous but told myself "I know how to fly." The only way I was going to get over that fear was to just go do it. So this time I took it up at an actual flying field, with next to no wind. I took it easy for a while until I got comfortable again and then all was fine.

Take it up, take it easy, double check the important things and go have fun!