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Old 10-03-2006 | 12:58 PM
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Default RE: Advice after a bad day


ORIGINAL: Cyclic Hardover


Thats why I only bring one plane to the field. Its like saying "Hey watch this!" Or "just one more flight." If you bring a bunch of planes. It goes something like this. Lets fly this one!-smash. Okay, lets fly that one--smash. Get out the---smash!
Oh SOOO painfully true!

I brought out three planes last VERY VERY bad labor day...

Take off with Ultimate 40S, aileron servo breaks out of retainer in flight, SMASH (and I didn't get the "joy" of seeing the carnage happen... flew into a ravine), oops let's fly the next one. Upset.

Take off with P-51, oops, forgot to reset the radio from the last plane, ailerons reversed, SMASH.

Damn gotta fly SOMETHING today!!!

Pissed off by now, brand new Spacewalker II runs into fence, broke wing.

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Lesson learned.

One bad incident or minor damage = time to call it a day and review everything.