Just got through crashing my Rare Bear, should have read this amazingly long thread.

Built it according to the instructions, including the addendum included in the kit, flew it three times, third flight, decided to see what the beast could do, and bang. The plane did the most violent pull up i have ever seen, accompanied with a very load bang. Thought that was all she wrote, but it didn't snap at all, just went 90 deg straight up. Seemed everything was OK until i tried to control the elevators. Nothing but a very small amount of up, and lots of down. Stripped a metal gear servo real good.

real hard to fly slow enough to land like that, put it in the water at the end of the strip.

Not a lot of damage but enough to write of the fuse and the cowl, and the tail halves have almost come off the plane along with both the rods breaking inside the fuse.

Go back to the TT Dealer here, and guess what, TT has issued a notice to all dealers that the tail fails. I have a copy of this thanks to the dealer. Dated 1 month after i bought the plane, but also 1 month before i finished it. It says that newer stronger tails will be sent FOC to the dealers to be put into any stock they have. Better ribs and planking as well as better fiberglass rods.

Right now i am fighting to get the kit replaced, we will have to wait and see what happens.

I really should have read the 51 pages here first. Will do so in the future before i buy any new kit.