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Post by Gabe on Sept 2, 2010 13:35:30 GMT -6
Lost an aileron mid flight. Tried to ditch it in the water channel again but it landed in a tree and fell onto someone's rooftop.
No one home so I borrowed a ladder from a neighbor. Nose busted and the fuse is really pliable in that area. It's probably time for a new fuse. I'm definitely upgrading the clevises and will probably go to balsa ailerons too.
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Post by 19000rpm on Sept 2, 2010 14:30:42 GMT -6
What would life be if not for retrieving planes from roof tops and trees? I just went through something similar.
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Post by Gabe on Sept 2, 2010 16:25:03 GMT -6
Just another reason to keep movin' on the darkside stryker rebuild. Got most of the fuse done today - right after I chucked the FunJet in the trash.
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Post by akent on Sept 2, 2010 18:02:03 GMT -6
Bummer deal!
What happened to the aileron?
Servo failure?
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Post by Gabe on Sept 3, 2010 6:53:37 GMT -6
Nah, the clevis pulled out of the foam on the aileron. I knew better than to fly a high speed plane with just CA glue holding the clevis on. 100+ mph I always use clevises with screws at a minimum. I'm a fan of the DuBro bolt style clevises I'm using on the Darkside Stryker. That pretty much guarantees no one gets hurt. I was really worried about this 100+mph 4 lb lawn dart landing on someone since I was flying in my apartment complex and it fell from about 150' up. Attachments:
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