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Old 05-20-2004 | 08:29 PM
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scubyfan
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Default Well, my plane crashed...

Yep.

I flew it today after the mods and as soon as it took off, it just flipped left and landed upside down on the runway. I don't know what caused this, but it could be one of the following:

1) Bad alieron trim.
2) Engine mounted too high pointed "up," thus stalling. But this still doesn't explain the roll.
3) Too much wind.

Luckily, nothing broke. The carb came off, but no other visible damage. I found the servos inside (which were connected with servo tape) had come loose. It could very well be that I didn't notice this before taking off, thus, having absolutely no relevant alieron control.

It was a good experience, even though it was pretty embarrassing. I think I will make a servo tray from plywood and attach it securely to the fuse and get the alieron thing figured out.

Any other tips, advice? [&o]