OK confession time, I trashed my 4*60 a few weeks ago.

The plane has always had an inclination to bounce on landing, and I was determined to put in the perfect touchdown without as much as a hint of bounce. To make sure I didn't have too much height/speed on final approach I brought it down low as I started my base turn.

Unfortunately it was too low[&o], bringing the plane within reach of the trees at the end of the strip, one of which took advantage of the opportunity to reach out and grab it.

Looking up at the carnage it was clear that whilst the fuse had minimal damage the wing was pretty much shredded (maybe the lack of leading edge sheeting contributed to this). The offending tree was not thick enough to climb but thick enough to resist all efforts to shake the plane down. It eventually took a Stihl Mk1 model airplane recovery device to get the model back. At least that's one tree that won'y grab another model.

So, yeah, we've all been there!

Terry