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Old 12-23-2023 | 03:11 PM
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Default Maiden flight with Apprentice STS question

After logging hours on the SIM I decided to give it a go today. But I should’ve followed my gut and held off because I had a 7 to 10 mph or better crosswind and not a way to really take off into the wind. Done ok for the most part. Big learning curve, that wind was giving me issues. Did not want to come down had to flip it off safe to try to land. I quickly learned I would have an issue landing on the rural road with the crosswind decided to set it down and the not so smooth field. But I didn’t think to change directions into the wind since landing in field anyway and fought the crosswind. Caught a wheel or a wing I couldn’t tell from where I was standing but it cart wheeled. No damage I don’t believe, wing was a little crooked laying upstairs down. One wing on the back side under the plastic sleeve for the rubber bands, got pushed in slightly from the force. Figured I would use a couple pieces of tape under the plastic to bring it back out. But because I’m thoroughly looking it over, I noticed the prop motor looks angled. I know how that is, You don’t look at something very well until your looking for damage. It may have been this way brand new. The plastic right behind the prop is designed and angled same way the prop is going. But the angle of the prop is not aligned perfectly straight. is this by design does anyone have one they can look at or snap a pic of one?