Ya gotta be philosophical about it. If you fly, you WILL crash. It's a fact. I just broke one of my sport planes, and about two weeks ago, put my 1/4 Fokker Dr.1 in HARD. I had a lot of time and effort in the Dr.1, and the crash was a result of "dumb thumbs". BUT, it looks like it's repairable. However, if not, I'll strip the gear and build another, better one. I've been in R/C about 25 years and crashed plenty, especially while flying competition fun fly. I'm not saying it's eay to pick up a beloved plane in a trash bag, but it happens and you gotta go on. If crashing gets you too emotionally wrapped up, you might want to try golf. You won't cry as hard when you lose a golf ball.

Dr.1