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Old 02-05-2010 | 01:03 AM
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flyinrog
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Well, I got my first kneeknockin flight out of the way, and made a big ol beginner mistake(several really)...long story short,,building a friend a sig rascal .061, boring plane, so I put an OS.10 on it thinkin about puttin floats on it, well it balanced ok and I was at his place flying ,,first time I'd flown it with the .10..well its a floater of a plane so as I was running the landing pattern through my brain,,not that simple as all I have to land on is the dam to the pond (Hey I didnt say it was a good plan),, and yeah just to make it interesting the pond is surrounded by woods on 3 sides.....well I almost always deadstick in,, didnt take too long for that little tank to empty out,,yes now the fun begins, I am over the woods, not thinking the engine is at least twice the weight( norvel .061 vs os .10) and the nose just drops like a rock..coming in hard, fast, downhill, and 180 degrees from where I want to be....that was the first decent day of the year, and I dont think I'll be going back there to fly,,walked away with a broken prop, and was glad that was al!!....Rogl