Oh OK I was sort of doing that today with my 120. Wind was at my back and I was bringing it in with the left wing down, Flying right to left as it was a SW wind. When I dug a hole the wind was at my face and pushed the plane behind me, there is a tree directly behind me and the plane was tracking towards it, which was what made me want to pull up instead of turn it. At least I can give this technique a try once the plane is airworthy again. I started the repairs today, have the fuse stitched back together so it is whole again, the formers are repaired and reinstalled, have a few more small pieces to put back then I can scarf in some sheeting to bridge where it cracked along with some stiffeners, then hit it all with Medium CA and Epoxy, then a light sanding and covering and good as new.



The wing I started pulling the broken sheeting out, left wing is just damaged on the bottom, and all ribs are intact, right wing rib 1 is pretty much gone, so I will have to dig through my kit to find the template for that rib, shouldn't be too much difference between kit and ARF. Glued together 2 pieces of hardwood to match the forward gear block width, and once cured can cut out two new ones, and have larger block for the aft gear block, the right wing got top skin damage so that will take a bit more work. I dont see more than a few hours work to get it back together, including covering. I'll get some pics of that next time I work on it, I didn't have my phone with me.