Check those elevators
06-17-2005, 06:21 PM
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Check those elevators
Today at the 21'st annual Ray Gordon Jumbo fly, Tyke Hale had the elevators fly off his plane. This brings the reallity of it happens to the best of us. I am posting this to serve as a reminder to those who fly these giant scale airbatics planes to especially, but to all flyers in general to CHECK THOSE ELEVATORS.
06-17-2005, 07:28 PM
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RE: Check those elevators
I would guess he forgot to glue them in , oh well the bigger they are the harder they fall sorry for the loss and man you don't have any pics ?[X(] 
06-18-2005, 05:59 AM
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RE: Check those elevators
He was flying his prototype extra 300. The elevator halves vibrated loose. THere is a video of it coming off, but I'm not sure if the torq roll and the crash were captured. There are pics of the whole flite including the crash, but haven't been developed. Check vrcfc.org in a few weeks for pics.
the mark of a true champion is when he came back from recovering his extra, he then flew his 37.5%Sukhoi without delay.
the mark of a true champion is when he came back from recovering his extra, he then flew his 37.5%Sukhoi without delay.
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the mark of a true champion is when he came back from recovering his extra, he then flew his 37.5%Sukhoi without delay.
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