Gold Wing 50cc Pitts
 

Well the Black GW Pitts had another issue yesterday,,, It was me at the sticks, been a long time since I did something stupid while flying,

I was doing a long torque rolling hover and letting the wind just push and push and it got over near the setting Sun too far away from the flight line, the glare and trees in the background helped cause me to loose orientation for a second, it snapped and was going in, I gave it power and "up" to loop out,, but yes I was inverted after all, I should have pushed out.. Anyway I did save it from going straight in, fought it for a second or two, but I'd got off the power because I thought it was done and it still kinda flopped in almost level.

Damage was not too terrible actually, Mainly tore out the landing gear and bottom wing saddle area. Top wing has very little damage,, bottom wing has mostly superficial, but the wing tube sleeve is loose in one wing half. All seams rebuild-able to me, I wanted to add longer ailerons anyway.. we'll see

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Ouch! Doesnt look terrible though... Ive fixed much worse, thats for sure...

You sound like Ialways end up like.. turning a disaster into a positive ;) Ialways end up looking forward to the modifications I'wanted to do anyways' when Icrack up a plane.

Best of luck!

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The rebuild begins,, ;)

Allthat black is from when the OEM tank leaked and made a gooey mess of the foam padding around the fuel tank

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wing time

The was the worse wing damage, the Tube Sleeve was straightened by inserting the tube and wrapping masking tape around it,, I then removed the tube and wicked in thin CA from the inside,, As you can see I had to fabricate ribs and support,, it ain't pretty, but it's pretty strong ;)

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more pics

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Needs some aluminum tweaking still, landing gear and cabanes are a little bent,, I'll get them straight,, I had to put it together to see how tweaked it really was

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p.s.
Anyonw know what color red this is?? It Ultracote/Oracover,, I'll need to order some black and red from Horizon,,

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Decided not to wait and just patched with some silver I had,, She's ready to get the motor and electronics put back in,, I may add a smoke system I've had laying around,, we'll see

Pretty easy puzzle to put back together,, it's not without scars and not the prettiest any longer, but she'll be strong as ever to tear up the skies this spring

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that is still a beautiful plane

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Not any more [:o]

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What Happened ???

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I lost connection,, yeap the connection between my brain and the proper stick inputs was severed,,

aka I dumb thumbed, low, slow and inverted I zigged when I should have zagged, hadn't done that in years, decades really, I human after all

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Join the club...You're in good company !!!

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I had a mid air with my Pitts Python. Was woundering if you knew anyone with some wings? Lower left wing to be spacific. If not I will have to rebuild it but would like to just buy a new or use one.

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Actually I have a brand new top wing set for sale

And the lower wings from my crashed plane which have minor damage as the plane went in almost inverted. Just pay shipping and it's yours

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You crashed it again after you fixed it? How much for the top wing set? Where do you live?
maybe you could buy my Fuselage?

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No thanks, unless you're gving it away, ;)

I'll posted the wings in the for sale section where we are suposd to do these kinda deals,, http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/item.cfm?itemId=870131

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Can I just get the lower left wing?
If so how much to ship to zip 36351

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Sorry for the delay,
Probalably around $10$12, I'll take some measurements and get a quote tonight, as well as send you pictures.