Word of advise!
 

Don't let your brother fly your planes!!!!!!!!!

It started off on a cool Sunday Morning at our local flying field. My brother and i just finished rebuilding his art-tech Cessna and i had just received my parkzone spitfire a couple of days earlier. We brought those planes along with a repaired Parkzone Decathelong which my son flies.
Now my brother is the type who jumps into things without taking the time to really check and make sure everything is working properly. He wants to run befor he can crawl...you know the type.
The day started of with him flying his Cessna which i hand launch perfectly. He flew it out about 100ft. and turned it around and looped it once. All of a sudden i heard "OH, oh" as the plane spiralled down and crashed into the ground. The wing broke off flying into the air along with the front cowling and a few other pieces. Laughing i asked "What Happened".
He said the the ailerons had stuck and he could not turn the plane.
My son (who is nine) was next with the decathelon. He flew it around for about 5 min. and brought it in for a perfect landing.( FMS really helps)
I brought out the new Spitfire. Feel sorry for my brother i offered him the maiden flight. He refused at first but i wanted to cheer him up with a nice powerful plane.
I told him to do a field test and everything was find. He maxed the throttle and the pull was very strong. I hand launched it perfectly as usual and the plane flew off like a rocket ( in comparison with the park flyer and the cessna). He brought it around a couple of times and the last time he did it went behind him and he lost orientation and the plane dove full throttle into the ground. The crash with the Cessna was nothing compared to this. I needed a vacuum to pick up the peices. All i could do was laugh out loud even though i was crying inside. Again my son took the decathelon out a spin and again landed it perfectly. I was next and now the only plane left was the decathelon, luckly i brought a couple of spare batteries. I flew the decathelon for about 5 min and brought it in. Again i offered my brother another chance to fly a plane so he wouldn't feel bad. Again i hand launched it, and again i took off and he brought it around a couple of times. All of a sudden i see the plane knife edging towards the ground, and crash. Luckily it was at a low speed and the plane is full of hot glue and tape. The damage was limited to a bent shaft and the battery case being cracked.
I think this is the last time i will let him fly my Planes!!!!!!!!

AAAAAARRRRRGGGHHH!

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G'day Mate,
I would have thought you would realise, after the first crash, not to let him fly, unless it was his plane.

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Dont hand him the tx until he hands over his credit card , that might kerb his his wayward flying. Maybe you did something to him when you were young and you have forgotten but he hasnt. Cheers the pope

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some people take longer to figure it out. let him foot his own learning curve. unless he is willing to pay for your stuff and you don't mind. i don't like to share, because it means if someone else crashes your plane you get to go home early. besides the the money and rebuild factor, it just sucks

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It's not so much the money as it is not having anything to fly at the park. There are only a limited amount of days left in this year before the snow or extreme cold set in.

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You let him fly it, what were you thinking? This isn't an egg tossing contest, there's no do-overs in my opinion. You break it, you buy it, is what I was taught when I was a kid. These things cost some dough and effort to get flying. I wouldn't let my brother or wife touch my planes. They know better than that.[sm=punching.gif]
It's just becoming prime flying season here.:D

EDIT--By the way, I accidently squirted CA all over my wife's photo printer copier scanner all in one, and melted the top of it. I was opening a brand new bottle of CA and it was an accident. It didn't affect the operation at all. Guess what? I forked out 400 bucks for a new one and the neighbor is very happy I made the mistake, she's got the old one. It's just the way it is in my household. [sm=wink_smile.gif]

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This is why there are buddy boxes. Buy planes and radios that use them. Otherwise, suffer the consequences that YOU asked for.

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Well, my brother came over yesterday and we fixed the wing of the Spitfire, he also told me the he felt so bad that he bought me all the replacement pieces I needed to repair it. Actually it wasn't too bad...I think it cost $20 plus shipping and handling..... but like i said it's not the money just the time.

I'll caulk this up as Another lesson learned.

Thanks for your advise and concerns

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Chaulk

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chalk

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Correct.:D

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It's one of those brain farts

Got it now..... chalk