ORIGINAL: lablover
So, 3 planes in the air...club rules state we must fly a clockwise or counterclockwise pattern, also no aerobatics unless they are on the downwind leg. 4th plane goes up and flys out of pattern and as it's coming out of a stall turn rips into my left wing and tears it off. Plane hits the ground destroying it as well as the receiver. SAito 100 seemed to have survived. Plane that crashed into me just broke a prop and landed fine on deadstick.
Is this just a "Stuff happens" or is someone at fault? Some of the guys at the field said he should of offered to replace my plane. HE did say he was sorry but I fell the 300.00 bucks I'm out deserves more. If I'm wrong, I'll live with it
Anyone dare to comment
This sounds like a club issue. It would appear that your club is little lax with the rules and therefore people don't apply them.
We have a few folk at our club who fly their own pattern after take off. In fact we have one jerk who takes off from the taxi way, right between flyers if its cross wind. He thinks he's competant.
Art our club We never leave our aircraft in ront of the fence. we haul them back to the pit area behind the parc ferme. This way the planes are far away from the runway.
Also, it is absolutely forbidden to fly over the runway unless you call Landing, Low pass or high speed pass. If you don't, youget you plane halled form the sky by an instructor and they pack your bags for you for the day. Repeated break the rules and the committee boots you out. Safety first.
In your case, the flyer who caused the collision was flying out of pattern i.e. breaking the rules, he should compensate you. DOn;t hold your breath however. The world is filled with juvenile jerks who cannot take responsibility for their actions.
Take it up with your club committee. You may get luck y and they replace your plane for you and bump up his fees to recover the loss.
This is a case of negligence and not an accident.