sorry to hear about your loss. I think one time or another we've all been guilty of skipping a proper pre-flight check. a few years ago I was out flying at a school yard, a guy walked up and started asking me about flying. he said he had a small plane and no matter how many times he tried he couldn't get it to fly. I told him to bring it down and I'd check it out for him. the plane was a little 3 ch park flyer cub. I guess because I thought the plane was a "beginner" plane I got complacent about doing a control surface check. needless to say I throttled up the plane and hand launched it. as the plane flew off, it started to bank a little to the left and drop the nose. as I tried to correct it's flight path the plane turned harder to the left and dive. before I could realize the plane had crashed. luckily it only cost him a prop. after the crash I checked the controls and both the elevator and rudder were reversed. I did get the plane flying but, I was embarrassed about the mistake. I knew better but took the simplicity of the plane for-granted. I can say... this hasn't happened again since.[sm=spinnyeyes.gif]