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Old 07-03-2004 | 02:10 PM
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rs4driver
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Default RE: almost time to fly (pics)

what a sad day today was, i got the engine running nicely, got a nice big cut on my arm from tuning (whoever thought of the idea of having the tuning needle less then half an inch from the prop is an idiot),, well, it didnt end there, had a nice clean pavement runway, got it going at a nice speed, gave a bit of rudder, lifted the tail off the ground, kept the speed up, got the nose in the air, and then it just shot up (not for long) for some reason the plane was pulling HARD to the left, i gave it a bit of rudder to try and save it, but there was no saving to it, it pulled left and straight into the field nose and left wing first, luckily i got out with only a broken prop, a little bit of bend in the left landing gear, and a broken wing mount,, all easy fixes., guess i'll repair it tonight and measure everything and make sure everything is in line,, then have another wack at it tomorrow.