RE: Goldberg Ultimate 10-300 build
Was flying mine on saturday and had an elevator linkage break on takeoff.... it lifted off and then kinda hesitated about a foot off the ground. I thought it mighta been the engine sagging ? ... so I pulled back the throttle and then gunned it, and the Saito 150 roared as it dipped down to to ground, caught the gear in the grass, ripped them off, clipped a lower wingtip, ripped the bottom wing clean off, both wingmounts clean outa the fuse ( nice clean pull out ) then it rolled sideways and broke the top wing in half. It also rattled around the fuel tank and broke those mounts so all that had to be replaced. I worked on it some last night and all day today ( had today off work ) and have the fuse ready, linkaged made bullet proof I hope. Also have the lower wingtip repaired, to be sanded tomorrow, and almost done joining the top wing halves. Hopefully ready to recover the bad spots by Friday.