Originally posted by Montague
As a side note, I've seen more "close calls" on bad take-offs at my field than on bad landings. Guys yanking it off the ground too soon and doing that classic stalling arc to the side and in to the ground. And it seems 9 times out of 10 the arc is towards the pits. Planes hitting potholes or ground looping and coming out facing the pits at full throttle seems to be all too common as well. And that's all amoung "experienced" pilots.
I think a typical student at a typical flying field is more likely to crash their own plane on landing, but more likely to hurt someone else on takeoff.
i have done that unfortunatly. my plane was ground looping for a long time, but then i figured out it was too tail heavy removed the excess weight and it flies great.
anyway my plane took off, turned 150 degrees at knife edge and came right at me, i kill the throttle and jumped and my foot caught the leading edge of the wing. the wing is foam so it still flies, but i had a spare so now i fly with the non-dented wing
