Luckily I have never permanently lost a plane. I have had big wind come up or batteries die when I was way up there. I have climbed a lot of trees and roofs and gotten good use out of several lengths of PVC pipe. Once I didn't find a plane until 2 days later (one of the happiest days in my life). it was sitting right up on the top of a tree. I didn't find it untill I climbed a neigboring tree and looked down on it. I have also had a few real good runs chasing a wayward plane and a handfull of hops over neighbors' fences. All that action kind of adds tot he excitement of flying these planes.