Crash Etiqutte for Dummies
 

It is inevitable. At some point you will be caught looking for the right thing to say after someone near, dear, on a first name, or maybe just a face in the crowd has humped the tree or plowed the field. This is a good place to list THINGS NOT TO SAY after such an incident.

1. Soon as I switched on my TX, I looked up. And dang man you just lost power!
2. I guess I can borrow your battery now. It is fully charged, right?
3. You know, if you had a had just one more foot......
4. Well, I guess I win that bet. Told you, didn't I?
5. Do you need a trash bag?
6. Did you say them were new servos?
7. Them used rubber bands is what did it. Same thing happened to me once.

A crash is similar in some ways to the loss of a loved one. In some cases it is much more important. So let's be supportive.

Add your own what not to say......

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Ok, here is the #1 think NOT to say. Never EVER ask "what happened" until the guy who crashed brings it up first. Talk about anything and everything else until he brings it up, but never bring it up first!!! :D

Ken

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So true Ken! Them are fighting words!

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Hey that wouldn't happen to be JR radio equipment in that pile of pixie-sticks would it? Maybe of the digital persuation??[sm=tongue_smile.gif]

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I'll add a couple:

Never say, "Hey, the engine is missing!" Chances are the pilot has noticed that already.

Never say, "Hey, I could fix that." Just as he's headed to the trash can with the wreckage. He might tell you what you can REALLY do with it.

"Those planes always do that!"

"Are you a novice?"

"Lost it in the sun?" On a cloudy day.

Dr.1

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That wins new enemies every time!

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Man that was cool, It sounded like a swarm of bees & 2 cars colliding.

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"Hey, I wasn't watching. Could you do that again so I can see it??" [X(]

:D:D

Ken

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[color=#FF0099]See, that's why I fly Futaba!!!

You did do a battery check before you took off, right?

Does this mean it's my turn to use the channel now?

You lose..you're buying lunch!

You realize, that wouldn't have happened if you had listened to me in the first place!

Need some CA?

What was that you said before about female pilots?

[sm=kiss.gif]
Bev

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"Did you do that on purpose?"

"Why did it hit Waaaay over there?"

"I wouldn't have done that".

"Engine sure got quite, how come?"

You're not supposed to hit the trees ya know"

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Here's a few more things to avoid saying:

"I sure hope you got a really, really good deal on that radio system!"

"You picked a good week to crash that, Tower Hobbies has them on sale right now."

"That's what happens when you fly with one of those [insert brand of radio here] radios... pieces of junk if you ask me."

"Don't feel alone or anything, four other guys crashed in that same spot earlier today due to radio interference."

"Hey, hold that up for me and I'll take a picture for the web site!"

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"I thought that 3 turn spin was only 2 turns up when you started it"

"I thought you saw the fence, I did"

"your right, that plane dosen't glide"

"Watch your airspee....,"

"Was that its maiden?"

"I told you it was too windy"

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manuever style depth of hple in ground overall
0 9 9 6
"got a toothpick?"
"my neighbor loves jigsaw puzzles"

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:D

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Wow, Do you need an instructor?
I have my old trainer you can borrow untill you get that fixxed... on second thought:eek:
Pilot error?
Looks like you (insert common rookie error here).

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"Was it the radio, or did you just screw up?"

"I never seen a dead stick landing with the engine still full throttle."

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I liked that plane soooo much i was going to offer you 5 grand for it when you landed

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see WE TOLD YOU not to do it....

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I haven't laughed so hard since I saw Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, and Bill Engvall

Hey dude! Definitely looked like you had it under control until the, "Oh Sh*t @%#$$% ^*&& *^% * & $#%&(^!!!!"

So next time try this......

Another plane another bank account.......sucks to be you.

Oh......

(Here's your sign)

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What ya gotta have to let that thing go now?

There is a bucket in the back of my truck you can use.

Del

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Next time you can avoid that by my surefire masterful technique of...blah blah blah.

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"Wow, I thought you were better than that."
"hey, can I have that, or are you going to rebuild it?"
"when you rebuild that, I'll take her up and trim her out for you, if you want.....just let me know"
"Last time I saw a guy do that, damn, well, that's exactly what happened."
"Did you pre-flight check it?"
"If you'd get spread spektrum, that wouldn't have happened...."

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lmao @ kens picture. thats great

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Do what I did after one of the guys at my club smashed up a nice scale ship he had no business flying. The model pilot was stuck in the dashboard so I asked the guy if the airbag deployed. If you fly your going to crash and it hurts, but be willing to take little ribbing from your fellow club members, they have all been there at one time or another. Its part of the hobby and if your going to cry about it, get into something else. I smashed a P-40 into a million pieces on its maiden due to a sick engine which if one of my fellow club members had been a little less polite and told me I was being stupid to fly it, I might have taken it home in one piece. I caught some heat for it and had to reflect that I got caught up in the moment. Sometimes you need to be told your being stupid if for no other reason then for safety's sake.

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1. "That looked like a dumb thumbs incident; you should try the pinch method"

2. "From now on, I'm calling you Captain Crunch!!!"

3. "Was that plane expensive?"


LT-40

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Is your wife gonna let you replace it?

Brad

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If the first thing the crashing pilot says is "I got interference" or something about radio trouble when it was obviously pilot error are all bets off and we can use any of these lines??

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Man, that was some crosswind, right?

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Hurry and pick up the peices. I wanna fly mine!

I think I still have that book for beginners!

What an idiot!

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" I could have saved that".......


A

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I told you not to say , Watch this!

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how about
"WOW that was AWSOME!!!!"
or
"Did you see the way the prop shaft came out the tail?"
or
"Do it again daddy"

ok I'll stop.

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Of course you realize that if you'd had just backed out of the throttle & added a touch of elevator you could have recovered that right?

True crash story: We have 5 flying stations at our club field & that is our limit in the air at one time. One pilot per station, 5 planes in the air. So one day during our regular Wed & Fri morning flying session of the regular Wed-Fri guys we had all five stations in use when a friend of my just calmly mentioned that we had a squad of "Chinooks" approaching from the northeast. Now these choppers were still a good 1/2 mile out when my other friend flying from the southern most station comes crashing in at full throttle right smack in the middle of the runway. He hit so hard at such a high speed, if I had to hazard a guess I'd say in the 100mph range because that is the speed he likes to fly at & has the planes to do those kind of speeds. Anyway, he hits so hard that Mustang bounced at least 15ft back up in the air leaving the rest of us dodging shrapnel while still trying to keep an eye on our own planes & biting our lips to hold back the laughter as he said, " Did you see that? Darn Helicopter just shoved me right to the ground with his prop-wash!! There was absolutely nothing I could do. By this time the "Chinook" squad was approaching maybe the 1/4 mi mark north of our field while the friend at the northern flying station (closest to the choppers) who had calmy announced their presence was doing "touch & go's". LOL. To this day he will still bring that incident up once in a while & say" Yea you were there when those helicopters knocked my Mustang out of the sky weren't you? At which we obligingly answer oh yea, "I saw the whole thing, It was a terrible shame the way they did you".

He's a great old guy & just an absolute ball to fly with. He's in his late 70's & knows no fear what-so-ever!! He is a fantastic flyer in the air, it's the ground part that gets very interesting.[sm=spinnyeyes.gif] He is definitely loved by all & drives a long way to get here. In fact he drives past a half dozen clubs on his way just because he says he has more fun flying with us, and we certainly have more fun flying with him too!! I hope he out-lives me because I would miss him terribly if he goes first. A true one of a kind with a great since of humor thst would give you the shirt off of his back in a hale storm if you asked him for it. Looking forward to playing airplane with him again tomorow morning.[sm=teeth_smile.gif]

My Dad got the pleasure of meeting him one day & being of the same age group & both a couple of old time flyers, they hit it off famously! So He was really wringing it out & putting on a show for the "Old Man" & Dad was loving every minute of it since he was another one who's throttle only had two positions. Wide open, & off!! Since he can longer fly watching my Old Pal fly was the next best thing for him & the more he complimented him the wilder he got. Then he finally did an outside loop right in front the viewing area & came up just a little short & planted it like a lawn dart!! That time I just couldn't resist saying. " ya know if ya just had one more ft of altitude you'd had been able to pull that one out". He just shook his head & gave me that "you're an A**-Hole look.[8D] Then brought out a Dego Red & proceeded to wring it out for the Old Man. It was a great day. We all had a lot of fun, and I love the way he plants an expensive plane, shakes it right of & breaks out another one. He never let's it ruin his mood, much less his day!;)

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1. ARF-ARF!!!!! ARF-ARF!!!
2. Wow you fly just like the first two letters in your crappy radio. F$%ked Up
3. Those sudden stops are a killer.
4. What do you call that maneuver? The Tiller?
5. I never knew What O.S. stood for untill you yelled OH S*#T!!
6. I got a portable shop-vac.
7. Would you hurry up and get the runway cleaned so more experienced pilots can fly.
8. Are you free to go buy beer now?
9. Can I bum some fuel from you.
10. WOW Your plane looks just like I saw your wife the other day HAMMERED!


All in fun :):D


P.S. I got called Jr. (my radio brand) once after a dumb mistake I made. I was really mad at the mistake but after the JR. crack I was laughing. Besides if you don't crash one every now and again your're really not flying.

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Thats a cool story, thanks for sharing.

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Uhhhh....you done with that frequency pin now?

Nice yard dart!


Rod :D

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Yeah, Grump. I learned if I go out to the field with one plane, I usually end up bring it home either in a few pieces or in a bag so I usually bring two.. a spare so to speak. Then the gods of the crash don't frown upon me for being so arrogant and bringing only one plane (figuring that I can fly it all day.. right?) and usually crunch it in on the first flight..ha..

Add this one to the list:

Was that a bird I just hit? (based on personal experience... hit a seagull with my Excelleron 90 but fortunately, only the tail wheel... which I managed to recover and repair rightg there at the field.... the damned bird kept on flying.. [>:] ... :D )

DS

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You need to aim better.:D

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"Even Larry coulda saved that one"

"Hey Larry, channel 47's clear"

"Hah ha ha, we all saw that one comming"

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My vote for the best one! Nice one LT-40.