There is a say'n at our field,,,if the plane is new to you and you crash it...its not a crash..period,,,,,its the glues fault or something like that....hehehehehehe,,,,wellllllll,,,i dont think you crashed,,,,uht- uhh,,,nope....you just landed really hard..hehehehehe....isnt this hobby the greatest...man this is fun....congrads on the solo...and welcome to rc...just think,,now you know what it feels like,,,,and now you can really have fun with that plane...but guess what...all the feeling of oh my god....another new one...will get to you again...as soon as the new kit arrives...LOL...just tell the wife,,,that it didnt fit well ,,in the car..so you made it smaller and now it fits in a bag....LOL....pat on the back to ya....Rod