Well, it has been awhile since I posted on here. I had been flying my CMPro 120 Chippy for a good part of the summer off and on and absolutely loved how this plane flew. It looked absolutely beautiful on the ground and in the air. The seperate servo for the tailwheel was working flawlessly. I had zero trouble with the landing gear tourque boxes after reinforcing them. The functioning flaps worked awesome (great for takeoffs and landings). The ST G90 was just coming into it's own and flew the plane very well.
You notice everything is in the past tense!! About two weeks ago I was out flying and went up to do an emmelman and I lost ailerons. They jammed to the left. I had about 250 ft to try and unjam them but she spun right into the ground nose first. I fought it till about 50 ft above the ground then i just cut the throttle and watched it wack the ground.
It crashed into a green canola feild which helped minimise the damages somewhat but the front of the fiberglass fuse crumpled up pretty good. The cowl and canopy are crunched also. I was quite deflated after this as I loved flying the Chippy. I was going to just order a new one but they are out of stock. I gutted all the gear out of it and put it all into a BME Cap 232 Maniac. Nice flying plane in its own right, but I still miss my Chippy.
I dug it out of storage on the weekend and looked it over. Everything on the fuse is still in tact except for the crumpled front and the #1 plywood former is destroyed. I decided to ressurect her over the winter. I am pretty good at fiberglassing and painting. (27 years in the autobody trade will pay off here).
I will also be moving the rudder and elev servos to the rear of the fuse to help eliminate the need for the extra tailweight.
Anyone considering getting this plane....... DO IT. It is a great plane for the money!!

Will keep in touch once I start the rebuild.

Cheers

Curt