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It would appear, and I say "appear" from the photographs of the stab and remarks posted by Paul Gray that the stab smacking the ground on take off / landing was not the cause of structural failure posited by Comp. ARF, so it "appears" that it could be a manufacturing / design defect.

As expected Comp.ARF have tried to suggest that David Gladwin is commenting in an innapropriate manner. Sometimes David does go in with all guns blazing, but as you correctly suggested, how would he feel if the same thing happened with more serious results and he had not commented. He was there , we were not.

If you asked me who are the safest jet model pilots are my response would be the guys who fly the real thing. They include David, Craig Gottshang and our own Alasdair Sutherland. All current or ex commercial / military pilots with vast experience and to whom check lists are second nature. We would all do well to follow their examples.These guys have technical and aerodynamic knowledge streets ahead of most of us.

John