35% Low hovering disaster!!
My Pirate 35% extra was flying great today. I decided to start hovering and playing around. This was after a very lengthy flight. I ended up hovering and trying to torq roll about 60 feet high. Then the engine died. I got it heading straight down and pulled all elevator. It just kept falling!!! Then it flattened out and WHAMM!! I figured it was going to be aweful...My buddy and I headed out and picked it up. It ripped the nose off and ruined my smoke mufflers on my 3w100. From the wing tube back it is spotless. It will get rebuilt, atleast thats what my builder (Dad) said. The plane is about 5 years old. I have owned it for alittle over a year. I have about 100+ flights on it. I would say its payed for. Live by the sword, die by the sword! I didnt cry too hard, it wont get you anywhere. Enjoy the pics!