There was once a pilot years ago that I know, flew the midstar 40 exclusively ... he flew it hard an often.. this was back in the days when we were still flying 1D ... He had a custom move, he never named it, and it has yet to be described scientifically..I am not saying we didn't understand what was happening, but hey...none of us knew Latin

One day this unique young man was flying his routine..and its not his overall routine that was unique so much as he always wore shorts, even in the winter... But I degress .... He suddenly threw his plane into the move that made him famous at 2 hobby shops and one club field, when A WING SHEARED OFF ... having never seen Bill Hempel land an overpowered 6000 square inch, 18 oz , $15,000 airplane he did what anyone else would do...watched it cross the horizon while proving that gravity with an apple is much more forgiving than an airplane, because it would have killed Newton outright the way it hit.


We knew he had given up when he idled it back before impact.

Moral of the story ? I'd substitue spruce for your wing spars if it calls for balsa...