RE: Showtime maiden in the drink
THanks guys for all of your advice. We fly over a pond....and after seeing so many guys have to take the club's canoe out....it was only a matter of time before I would have to do the same. At the risk of sounding like a little girl...I was petrified as I had never been in a canoe. So it was 2 "firsts" for me. I took the servos apart to allow air in to dry. They actually seemed pretty dry on the inside. Also the receiver. Stripped the plane of all equipment and set it aside. Ill give it a week or two. Right now the engine is sitting in fuel to try and get any moisture out of the bearings. Ill go home and change the fuel out again just to be sure. Next time Ill take a pic of the plane before I put it up for its second maiden. I guess Im lucky I was able to recover everything and there wasnt any damage to the plane itself. It'll make the first successful flight that much more satisfying. If all goes well, Im getting a small sticker and name the plane " 2nd chance" or something corny like that.