2low
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Post by 2low on Sept 24, 2009 18:52:07 GMT 1
dont have a pic up let but ill post one. just maidened my cub lp.....everything that could have went wrong did! Gust of wind made it real hard to handle and the ACT tried to correct it and that made it stall cause it cut the engine the next thing i know im in a spiral so i gave it a lil oppisite rudder to correct it and then it just nose dived snaped the nose clean engine looks a bit mangled not sure if it works. like i said b4 ill see if i can get a pic up ASAP!!
-Alex
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Post by flydiver on Sept 24, 2009 20:02:30 GMT 1
Your first flight ever? Or first maiden of that plane?
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2low
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Post by 2low on Sept 25, 2009 4:40:57 GMT 1
Both lol!
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Post by flydiver on Sept 25, 2009 5:07:39 GMT 1
Well then, although a crash like that is pretty devastating it is more 'normal' for a first/first than worst ever. Starting in this sport without help can be kinda discouraging. Get a mentor if you can grub someone up. It helps immensely.
If you can't at LEAST get a flight SIM and start practicing. If you can't fly electrons without crashing you have NO HOPE for real. Even then the transition can be pretty, uh, bumpy.
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duck
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Post by duck on Sept 26, 2009 0:35:24 GMT 1
Nah, It's not the worst, just the first. You'll be amazed how bad its possible to crash.
First things first...
GET RID OF THE ACT.
After that things get much easier.
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Post by Dillzio on Sept 26, 2009 4:12:27 GMT 1
Sounds rough, but there's ALWAYS someone that's done worse than you. Read around, and check out youtube. There's lots of super cub carnage out there if you look for it!
Flying in the wind is very dangerous for inexperienced flyers, particularly in a high powered plane like the LP. I won't fly unless the leaves at the tops of trees are quite still. If you're lucky, the nose of your plane has taken all of the damage.
Firewall 2 bucks
motor and gearbox - 15 bucks
cowl $4, propeller $4
learning experience - priceless!
You probably got off lucky. My third flight I burnt out my ESC and I've since been grounded for about 8 weeks!
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2low
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Post by 2low on Sept 26, 2009 4:19:39 GMT 1
yea ACT made it stall. so ill try it again with out ACt and slower winds. it'll have to be next week tho cause the weather is crappy all weekend. I was just wondering if anyone's motor mount is slighty bent to the right when looking at it from the top. its not bent from the crash but the right sides motor mount's legs are short then the right so the prop shaft comes out on a slight slop ill see if i can get some pics up tomorrow. -Alex P.S thanks for the encouragement it really helps....you guys rock.  |
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Post by flydiver on Sept 26, 2009 4:46:17 GMT 1
Yes, that's normal. It's called right and down thrust. Take the cowl off and you'll see the motor mount is deliberately canted. This compensates for motor torque.
Bent, busted, crashed, trashed, broken and mangled are different and seem somehow to contribute to profound failure to fly.
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2low
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Post by 2low on Sept 27, 2009 0:11:56 GMT 1
awesome so my motor mount isnt defective. thanks for the feed back
-Alex
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