I made the mistake of trying to fly an airplane, I didn't have enough experience for. Even setting the control throws for the least amount of throw, listed in the manual, it was too much for me to control. The settings in the manual were correct for a pilot with the experience to handle this aggressive an aircraft. I just didn't realize it, until it was too late. Alot of time and energy went into assembling my Global Freestyle. I won the airframe at a club raffle, last summer. And, spent a lot of time gathering the engine and all the equipment needed. Not to mention the cost of all the parts. [link=http://www.putfile.com/n429em/images/127400]Here's[/link] just a few pics of the recovered carnage. Don't look if you have a weak stomach.

I did the same thing with a P-51 20 years ago, then once more just to prove it to myself. I got over the hump by flying the snot out of an easier flying airplane, an ugly stick in my case. Experience is something you gain just after you needed it...

Sorry for your loss [&o]. Better luck on your next one.

Did the same thing with my p-51 Mustang pts. Thought I could but found out the hard way. Hopefully you learned a BIG lesson and will get together with an instructor. Hopefully all the electronis and engine is still in good shape and will fit into your next one. A lesson learned is a lesson gained. Good Luck!

Well tasmanian devils are known to do that to a plane All jokes aside sorry for your lost and thanks for sharing your experience.

My son and I have been flying our LT-40 trainer for about 3 years now. I guess it's got at least 50 flights on it. Except for last Friday when I came in a bit short and "landed" in the last 10 rows of corn it's never been crashed. I did force it down a bit hard during one of my early flights and broke the prop but that was our only hard landing.

We're blasting around the skies at will now doing loops, rolls, flying inverted but it won't knife edge. Ours is amply powered with a TT 46 Pro and a rather low pitch 11-5 prop. Plenty of thrust for bailing us out of potentially difficult situations.

Our confidence flying in windier conditions is improving and feel a moderate wind actually helps us out slowing this thing down on our landing approaches. We're in the process now of moving the CG back to it's next stop. I already have dual rates dialed into a single switch for rudder, aileron and elevator. We had been flying with the exponential feature activated but now feel it's only necessary on the highest rates. We also have about 25% rudder/aileron coupling programmed in. Radio is the now discontinued Futaba 6XA Super with PCM R-138DP Rx and four S3004 servos. I just upgraded our NiCD packs to 700mAH on the TX and an 1100mAH for the RX. With the stock 600 mAH packs we could only get 4, maybe 5 flights before our ESV said it was time to stop.

It took us each about 6 flights on the buddy box before our instructors said we were ready. Both of us had lots of simulation time.

Next project is almost ready to go. A Hangar 9 UltraStick 40 with a Saito 62 and Futaba 9CAs is being assembled. I can't think that we'll have a whale of a good time with that but plan to keep our trusty yellow LT-40 around for a relaxing cruise around the field.

At least my 15 year old son still enjoys going out the the flying field with his old man. And yes, he's the better pilot between us.

Sorry to hear about your loss, indeed that was some plane to try and start off with! I learnt on a Prangster as it bounces, great plane. Unfortunately I had one which had been used as the "learner plane" for about 5 people and was in a pretty rough state by the time I got hold of it. It was "dissolved" into useable parts in the 3 year gap since I last flew, I'm now part-way through building a high-wing trainer SPAD for re-learning on (I am already learning at the field on my WOT4 but the SPAD will be a good bounceable plane ).

Pipemajor, that's great that you go to the field with your son. My old man unfortunately never had much interest in my planes, although he was always up for an afternoon of snooker. That's a very nice field you've got there, I like the "built-in" plane stands!

Look out PiperMajor , the corn claimed 3 yesterday , all trainers . Seems to be getting hungrier as it gets taller. lol