Post by mississippiflyboy on Aug 23, 2007 2:01:00 GMT 1
So I decided to try the $30 CVS one-time video camera to take some aerial video. I used rubber bands to mount the camera below the belly in what I thought was a fairly CG friendly spot. I took off and did a climb out and all was well until i was flying at tree top level. The sun was facing me and I couldn't tell how the aircraft was oriented and then it started to get dangerously wing high. Meanwhile ACT was active (though I had planned on turning it off since the lower sensor was covered by the camera and I just forgot). I saw the plane start to enter a spiral and then ACT kicked in and made it much worse before I could react, I had gone from about 200' AGL straight down in an extremely fast spin. The stress was so great on the airframe it bent the wing, but the wing didn't break....primarily due to the transparent duct tape reinforcement I used on the wing.
The motor is probably shot, It was smoking when I got over to the aircraft...don't know yet about the gearbox. The firewall and motor mount are toast. The fuselage has cracks and is a bit warped in some areas. Should I get a new fuselage? I think i'm going to put a wing spar in to repair the wing and make her a little more acrobatic.
Oh yeah the worst part....the camera reset itself and wiped out my 10 seconds of good footage and my death spin
Where are some good parts suppliers?
The motor is probably shot, It was smoking when I got over to the aircraft...don't know yet about the gearbox. The firewall and motor mount are toast. The fuselage has cracks and is a bit warped in some areas. Should I get a new fuselage? I think i'm going to put a wing spar in to repair the wing and make her a little more acrobatic.
Oh yeah the worst part....the camera reset itself and wiped out my 10 seconds of good footage and my death spin
Where are some good parts suppliers?
