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Old 09-15-2007 | 09:31 PM
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griesel
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Default RE: Crashed and not exactly sure why

Here is a list of planes I have flown so far and are listed in order easiest to hardest to fly.
Great Planes Big Stick 40 easiest landing of this list of planes.
Hangar 9 Alpha 40 very good - have had some problems on landing
World Models Sky Raider Mach I I found and have been told by others that this plane is a little hard to land
Mini Ultra Stick Totally beyond me from takeoff to flying around to landing.

Two Big Stik 40's, the Alpha 40 and the Sky Raider have all been destroyed.
I am moving on to a Sig Kadet Senior which according to the 300 references I have read should be the easiest trainer
to fly. I think I understand what happened. Use of the elevator increased the angle of attack which caused the tip stall. At that point the plane was out of control but continuing to stay in the air on engine power alone. The first time I was able to save it; the second time it crashed. I have to have a preprogrammed set of instructions to follow because it may take me 2 or 3 seconds to react
to a unfamiliar condition. Thanks to all of you for the help. I am pretty sure I will not make that mistake again. What concerns
me is how many different ways there are to crash. I have not repeated any yet.