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Old 10-10-2006 | 10:53 PM
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Default RE: SkyFly, T-hawk

Ok, it finally happened to me. Somewhere (maybe in this post) I read about someone snapping the wing in half while doing a loop. I did no do a loop but it was very windy and it was a challenge to keep the plane in the air. On the down wind flight I was pretty high so I dove some and then had to pull up due to the wind pushing down. The wind pressure was so hard that the wing bust in half. See picture..
Since I live about 90minutes away from the nearest hobbyshop, I decided to attempt fixing the wing. I took a couple of tiny metal rods and inserted them into both parts of the broken wing. I used wood glue to attach both parts. Once dry I lined both sides with a thin lexan sheet. Took the plane out for a test run and it flew fine. Next trip to the city I will get a spare wing but will apply the lexan sheet prior to first flight. Still need some training, especially landing until I can even think taking my NexSTAR out. I already have some contacts for some training..
The SkyFly is a great beginner plane!! [sm=thumbs_up.gif]

Gunnar
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