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Old 07-03-2006 | 04:48 AM
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Default RE: E-Flite Super Airliner

Nope. Servos and radio all fine, using BEC on both speed controls so the radio always has power. Just broke the fuselage and popped an engine nacelle loose, no biggie to repair. have some cracks in the wings too, but those are getting a major rebuild anyway to add retracts and lights, so the wing will get fixed in that process.

Just stupidity on my part. I wasn't flying with a timer, so I let the batteries get too low after about a 10-15 minute flight with multiple touch & gos. I had just done a full stop landing to make an adjustment and had the engine cut out on takeoff/climbout (approx 10-15 ft.). Not good, especially when you try to turn into the good engine, with sagging power. I lost one engine instead of both because I'm using two seperate batteries/speed controls/motors. I may have to re-think that a bit, especially when I add all this weight with the modifications for lights and retracts, along with new paint/covering.

I know better, really. I was just having too much fun.


dumb, dumb, dumb. [&o]