Originally posted by jemo
Caution:
A friend of mine flew his the other day and the horizontal stab broke right at the fuselage. Of course it crashed but should be repairable, he was lucky it wasn't worse..
This stab is going to need flying wires, there is not enough support where it meets the fuselage
. There were no violent maneuvers when this happened.
I hope these aren't famous last words, but the stab doesn't look or feel particularly weak. The quality of build is excellent and the wood isn't very thin or soft.
I have mine almost finished now, so I suppose I should find out soon enough!
David C.