Another bad day
 

Different than Jim, but lesson learned...... get completely off the runway, even if the intent is to only make a quick mix adjustment.

I was making some mix adjustments on my Integral. I landed, taxied back to the edge of the runway (actually behind the flight line, but not behind our pilot stations). I was at the tail of the plane, and BAM. A small electric that a guy had just landed accelerated without any input from him. It was a new controller, so maybe that's true, but who knows. Maybe if he had called out "landing" this could have been avoided, or if I had gotten farther off the runway I would have been safe. The prop left severall 1" cuts in the TE of the wing, then punched through both sides of the fuse. A few feet farther back and the plane would have been OK but I wouldn't have been quite so lucky.

The positive side of this was the response from the pilot. He immediately offered to cover the cost of replacement parts. Although the Integral is a good price for the kit, replacement parts are quite a shock. Wing and fuse come out to about 80% of the full kit, plus $100 shipping.

Ken

RE: Another bad day
 

Sorry to hear that, Ken. Happened to a couple of friends over here, too. I remember one guy that had his plane accelerating on his own at least twice in my presence... We bought a small wooden fence, about 2x2m, for his birthday last year! :) ).
If the other guy is insured (either from the local aeromodelling authority or private) maybe this can be put under "accident" and have the insurance pay for the damage. Worth a try.
Regards,
Fabrizio

RE: Another bad day
 

Check out where this Spacewalker planted itself from a 200 foot vertical dive...about 18 inches from my new Prestige. Wing came to rest on top of my airplane. That was a close one!

RE: Another bad day
 

Ken I have 2 sets of replacement wings. If that helps we can work out some type of deal. Mike