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Old 06-20-2005 | 11:48 AM
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Default Spitfire Crash

I could use some help on determining what went wrong. First, it is a world models .60 size Spit. Great plane to build. Took it out for it's maiden flight and only needed 2 clicks of down eleveator for hands off flight. It flew great on the first flight. I never had a warbird with flaps so I was a little nervous at first. It came in like a leaf. Beautiful. I took it up for a second flight and just as I was coming in to land it the plane's nose dropped dramatically. I don't know if I lost the signal temporarily or what. Any way my heart stopped, I got the nose back up, came around for a second approach when it did the same thing. Scared the crappola out of me. Came around for a third and final approach when it did it again, I pulled up on the nose with throttle and lost complete control of the plane with no response. Wham..... nose dive straight into the ground. I did a volt check on the battery and still had plenty of power.... the connections to the receiver were still attached. I am at a loss for an explanation. I fly on frquency 51... with a standard futaba flight pack with standard receiver. Why would I lose the signal? Could that just be a bad frequency in my area? I used it before with no problems. Is the standard futaba reciever crap? Any help would be appreciated. In the meantime I need to order a new fuselage and cowl.

-Webtech