Hi everyone,

I solo'd a few weeks ago and have since been thinking of nothing else but getting back up in the air.
Sunday I flew my new domino trainer and on the last flight of the day I dipped a wing on landing and she hit the ground.
My confidence was shaken but the damage was minimal and after some minor repairs she was ready to go.
Today was the perfect day for flying, very little wind, nice and cool and the sun behind a bank of cloud.
I took of and gently banked into a turn. After completing one circuit of the field disaster struck.
The aircraft was in level flight, 3/4 throttle, nice and steady when suddenly she pushed her nose down and spiraled into the ground. The plane would not respond to my radio at all and after a second of sheer terror there was nothing left but wood chips. My engine was buried in the grass and the battery and fuel tank ended up about 20 yards from the wreckage
Neither I nor my instructor could find a reason for the crash. We were flying on a farm and there were no other rc operators within miles of us. I am a beginner but I know when I make a mistake and this was not pilot error.
We tested my radio setup after the crash and it all works fine.
The only thing that I can think of is that my battery was low on power... I forgot to charge it fully last night. I will NEVER make that mistake again.
Well, I guess my Stik is going to fly sooner than I had hoped.

Ray