Went to the club field this afternoon and took my Arrow. No one was there however because it was very breezy. And like an idiot, I put my wing on and fire up the OS .46. I use a piece of ribbon on the end of my antenna and it was blowing straight out. I taxi out and turn in order to take off against wind and the wind pushes plane over and prop hits ground and stops.
I do this twice because I'm not smart enough to let s*** alone!! Finally take off and a gust grabs the Arrow and twists it!!!
I manage to keep it level and climb. And then the wind really hammers it as I turn and then turn back into the wind. Plane is at full power and just keeps climbing although not moving forward that much. I wrestle the damn thing and after 4 laps,
decide I better land and go home. 1st attempt looked good but as soon as I got 4 feet from touch down, wind grabs plane and hit full throttle and climb in order to try final again. This time, wind dies a little and I bring the Arrow in and cut throttle.
Glide and finally wheels touch ground but plane bounces and is airborn for about 10 yards and then touches down again.
Nose goes over just enough for prop to hit ground and engine stops. I thank the RC Gods and go get my Arrow, start it to drain remaining fuel from carb, clean off oil, pack my s*** into truck and leave. I feel very lucky in that the plane is still in one piece!! Most would not even fly in 20 mph winds (what weather underground said for my area) with gusts hitting 25 to 30. And those that would try, good luck in getting plane back to pits in one piece. Thats the last time I pull that stunt!

Dave...