That's a good point. I don't think I'd use the baseball method if the plane was in good shape and valuable. In my case, the fuse was already broken in half, and the wing was on the ground. All we were really interested in was the engine and the radio equipment, and a fall wouldn't hurt them. As it turned out, the plane (fuse) fell into another branch about 20 feet up, which was a little discouraging, but easier to manage.