Took my Nexstar, and Spacewalker out last Saturday night, no one else at the field so I started to cut loose with both of them, spins, snaps, hammerheads, tail slides and some good inverted with the Spacewalker. Flew till dark and packed it in with a good and a little cocky self esteem.

Sunday headed back out to the field for a big get together/ fund raiser for our club. After several hours I found a time when the field was not so busy, I thought I would take the Nexstar up.
Rolled down the runway and started to climb out and something was not right!

The plane started to veer to the right and was extremely sluggish, and then I started to freeze up on the controls. I kept thinking there is something wrong, servo Prob. wing separating , Batt pack going to hell?

All I wanted to do was to get it over the pit area (especially over a guests brand new $8500 42% Biplane and crash it out in the tall grass.

That’s when a guy standing next to me asked for the radio and got it under control, re trimmed it and handed me back the TX.

All it was, was the rudder trim maxed out from sliding around in the back of the SUV.

Man I felt stupid, and probably looked it to!

I flew it around for a while with my (new instructor) at my side, "I am sure after the take off he was questioning my ability- I would have to", then brought it in for a fair landing.

Feeling bad , I thought I was going to pack it in but I topped off the tank and set it back on the runway and flew for 2 to 3 minutes, and brought it back in for another poor landing.

Pack it in at this time.

I kept thinking to my self " all it was, was out of trim and I was going to ditch it rather then fly it."
And "why did I not notice this on roll out, was the wind counteracting it?"

I guess there are a few lessons I have learned after playing this back over in my head over and over again.

Keep on Flying the plane no matter what, be prepared for it not to respond like it did last time you flew it.
Check the TX visually before taxing.
Don’t get into a habitual pattern of flying your plane," starting from the same place, same approach ECT."

That was probably my 70 flight and I just froze, I felt quite embarrassed, but will get over it soon.-I hope