sparky4lawndart

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Kahlog... The BF-110 was a complete loss... I had two great flights that morning and then the worst happened... 3rd flight started with a perfect take off, pulled up the gear just off deck, trimmed the downwind leg and turned into the upwind and as soon as the plane passed me I lost all radio contact... This, mind you, with a SmartFly power setup w/ dual LiFE 6.6 batteries. The plane climbed under 1/2 throttle to about 400 feet winged over and crashed into the parking lot behind the flightline just 35 feet from all the cars... Thank God no one was hurt!... shrapnel from the plane did $4000 damage to nearby cars (3 club mates) and was a total loss... AMA insurance covered the property damaged less the $250 deductible...

I've since sold my Airtronics SD10G gear and now very happy with a Futaba 14SG... Believe me when I say that I don't blame Airtronics for the crash I just harken to times when I'd get those little hiccups while flying. I cant find the pic but one of the DLE's had the piston come out the side...

It sucks when you take your giant, lovingly assembled, well maintained warbird home in trash bags... As a side note... If someone in your club plants his plane it does not constitute an opportunity to rifle the remains for parts you'd like to use. I'm still missing 2 Hitec 5645's and 1 hi torque micro digital.

only the tailwheel servo and the RTL fasteners was ok after the crash. everything else was too far gone...