RE: Nexstar Crash....
I did as some suggested...took a good look at the plane for repairability. I am pretty sure I can re-join the fuse.
The two sides broke pretty clean so I sat it on my work bench. I drew a center line on the bench for reference and supported the tail with blocks. I have epoxied the sides together. Now the bottom. It was build wiht hardwood strips about 1/4" by 1/4" and covered with 3/16" balsa. Rather flimsy IMHO. I think I should use some thin ply to re build the bottom of the fuse and attach it to the fuse joiner under where the wing bolts on and at the other end where the wing dowel attaches to the fuse. We are only talking about the area under the landing gear and radio compartment. maybe 8" of the fuse is missing at the bottom.
One half of the wing sustained minor damage...3 ribs were broken up but one of the main spars is still attached as is the leading edge spar.
The other half of the wing sustained the most damage. This is the point of impact on the tree. Any suggestions on this? I would have to scab onto the good wood somewhere prior to the damage and rebuild the missing section. Plus I will have to re-develop a wing rib as 4 are destroyed. I have built several kits prior so I have good building experience. This is my first ARF.
Thanks again for the insight.