You ever have one of those days that you just knew you were not suposed to fly? Well I just got back from 198 days in Iraq. I spent the first 2 days with my family and just hooked up two of my planes to the charger on the second night. I chose my trusty Sig Something Extra and my Hanger 9 Funtana 40s as the planes to get my wings back with. The wind was blowing off and on but nothing too bad. I get out to my feild and noticed the club had constructed some nice starting stations since my last visit. Great huh? I set the SSE up on the table, fuel it and and look for my electric starter motor... Hmm forgot it (SIGN #1). But hey I have my chicken stick! I prime the engine and look for my glow plug ignighter... Forgot it[:@](SIGN #2). Okay I have the lead from my flight boxes power panel. Three flipps and that trusty OS .50sx lights up and runs perfect. No needle adjustment needed. I grab my transmitter and prepare to walk away for a range test. I did not make it a step before a gust blew my SSE off of the starting station. Prop strike, engine dies. But no damage. (SIGN #3). Okay, I get my stake style aircraft restraints out of the truck and face my plane into the wind for starting. I get it started back up and pull it out of the restraint system and go to taxi to the runway. The wind gets under the tail and flipps my plane over the nose all the way on to its back. (SIGN #4). Well quite frustrated now, (SIGN #5) I restart my plane and decide to carry it out to the runway.... Yep transmitter anteana got caught by the prop and mangled it... (SIGN #6)... Well by this time I finally got the hint and packed everything back up and went home... I will just have to try again Sunday.

Been there done that. Just think of what might have happened if you decided to take it up anyway.

lol, that's quite the story! Welcome home, and here's to wishing you better flying conditions and much better luck this weekend!

Quite a story. But at least your plane is still flyable. I've ignored warning signs before I ended up bringing the plane home in a Hefty Bag!!!! [:@]

Ken

Now that's funny!

Welcome back.

I was just going to say at least you finally wised up and have another chance.Good luck,Welcome back

Welcome back! Yep, sometimes the RC gods try to tell us something! I`m always nervous about planes on tables when there`s a breeze. Seen too many of them blown off and damaged.

Welcome back, and thanks for serving your country[8D]

Austin

Welcome back,
Scattered state of mind is not for RC, I wish I didn’t ignore these signs…

Very Funny.... Welcome Home and Thanks for your service over there

LMAO , That was funny right there , I dont care who ya are, Git R Done ! lol.

Welcome back state side.

Had`nt heard fro you in a while , figured you did`nt have access .

Thanks to all for the "welcome backs". The fact that I was at the airfeild on a weekday afternoon thus, BY MY SELF, that was actually (SIGN #1). So hopefully this weekend will be better.

Welcome back and thank you for your service. You know what they say: a bad day at the flying field beats a good day in the Sunni triangle...or something like that.

I'm glad you gave up before you wrecked a plane.

welcome home and a big thanks go out to you and your unit. i have friends there now.

any way bout the plane i am one of those hard headed people who would of flew anyway (you made a good choice)

LOL and glad you and the plane are in good shape! Thanks from Ozark, Mo. to you and your family for your service

Good decision, 'Stang. But you mean it took you 2 whole days to get back in the air? You're not a serious RCer.

Dr.1

Hey.. Stang..how goes it? Oh.. got an envelope from you before I left on Thursday (on the road again..ha).

Welcome home. You-da-man!!!

Great story. I did just about the same thing, but it was a questionable windy day.. thought better of it, but still put the thing in the air. Dumb because I ended up taking it home in a plastic bag. Way to windy.. cross wind to boot.. said, "I can handle this". Right. Oh well, live and learn. That's what they call experience, I guess.

Dick.

i would definitely have flown, i am way to hard headed to let that get me down!! i would have taped the antenna back on and flown about 60 yards out and watch the plane lose signal and go in! then i would pull the other plane out, tape the antenna a little better and crash it too!! nah jk i am hard headed indeed, but when a crucial piece of equipment such as the radio is damaged, there is no since in putting, yourself others or your plane in danger just because you want to fly NOW, not tomorrow dang it!! glad to see you back mrstang!

Well Sunday went much better. All planes I took came back in the same number of peices. It also happened to be club meeting day. I was again voted to be an intro pilot instructor for the club so I need to get my skills back together quickly. I may have to dust off the trainer and horse it around a bit. It's great to be back on the sticks.