tyefighter
Flight lieutenant
Beware the Cub eating tree
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Post by tyefighter on Mar 30, 2009 6:12:11 GMT 1
Super Cub too many times to count. Replaced fuse several months ago and haven't had very many flying days. Today tore out all the electronics to upgrade to brushless 450 and put in Spectrum 6100 receiver and new esc. I have had interferance at my park that I fly at and got tired of crashing.
T-28 that I got last fall has had stock receiver, bad battery cell and the DX6i pot recall has crashed many times. I just can't get my thumbs to have a soft touch on the controls. I try to fly it like the SC hard and fast. This weeks flight lasted about 60 seconds before the ground jumped up and grabbed it. Split the fuse in half and broke off just behind the cowl. Fixed it all yesterday and ready to fly as soon as the wind drops below 30mph again. Stupid Spring snow storms.
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Post by kiwiflyer on Mar 31, 2009 8:38:27 GMT 1
Lets see 2008 crashes too numerous to recall without pain.
2009 has been a kinder year,
totalled a stryker (pilot stupidity) trying to do inverted touch and goes with the tail fins on the grass and flew straight into a soccor goal cross bar in the pull out.
totalled a mini funtana (servo died) whilst trying to knife edge at low altitude, high speed over the airstrip.
Crashed the PZ F4 Corsair (pilot brain explosion), tried to fly a slalom course through the local soccor grounds goals, your imagination should suffice regarding the outcome!
However the SC has survived numerous close calls and has always had the good grace to remain crash free (this year) so far.
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Post by ginginho on Mar 31, 2009 17:09:19 GMT 1
Lets see 2008 crashes too numerous to recall without pain. 2009 has been a kinder year, totalled a stryker (pilot stupidity) trying to do inverted touch and goes with the tail fins on the grass and flew straight into a soccor goal cross bar in the pull out. totalled a mini funtana (servo died) whilst trying to knife edge at low altitude, high speed over the airstrip. Crashed the PZ F4 Corsair (pilot brain explosion), tried to fly a slalom course through the local soccor grounds goals, your imagination should suffice regarding the outcome! However the SC has survived numerous close calls and has always had the good grace to remain crash free (this year) so far. Oh dear, seems like sports posts bite planes globally. If you are feeling a little evil you can take a peek of a piccy of my mates Hawk that met a rugby post at: www.giantcod.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=317&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=70 half way down the eighth page... You know you want to..... ;D |
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Post by admiralev on Mar 31, 2009 17:56:00 GMT 1
let me make sure i understand this right. you were trying to touch the vertical stab on the ground inverted and then pull out? that will almost certainly be the end of your stryker...
admiral
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wjcjr1
Flight lieutenant
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Post by wjcjr1 on Apr 1, 2009 1:55:20 GMT 1
You never know unitl you try I guess.  Wayne |
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Post by kiwiflyer on Apr 3, 2009 9:08:01 GMT 1
Oh trust me to do something dumb, I watched our local luntic flyer (who just happens to own the local RC Store) do it with out blinking an eyelid and thought...you never know till you try it...
The results were spectacular and 'admiralev' you..uh..hit the button on the head!!!! The stryker looks like it has more epoxy glue than Z Foam now but she is back up in the air and awaiting my next lapse in common sense.
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