JasonK
Participation Award Recipient
I got out and put my FT Mini Trainer up into the air. Pictures in my Ready to Maden Post.
First Toss - didn't go far, hit the ground fairly soft. off Don't think I had the engine running hot enough before releasing.
Second Toss - got it up in the air, had to keep holding (or more taping, it was very sensitive) back on the elevator to keep nose up, got a ways away, got it up in a turn, then as it was coming toward me, went to make another turn and some how got nose down and couldn't recover and nose planted rather hard. Unfortunately I forgot a wrench and couldn't get the broken prop off to do a third launch. Total damage was a broken prop and a small cut on the wing leading each were it looks like the rubber bands cut into the edge, I just put some tape over it to reinforce it back up.
I wish I had a video of what happened when it went down, because it went so fast that I can't recall exactly what happened when it went down (to figure out what incorrect control inputs I entered).
It was during my second turn, while flying directly at me, My kids were standing behind me to my left, so I wanted to get a turn to my right, so that the plane didn't fly over us. I do believe I got it started turning to my right (left for the plane) right before it nosed down.
I was running at 60% or so throttle with a Power Pack A kit, 2 cell Lipo but was still nosing down. My elevator was very sensitive (or I was moving my thumb much more then I thought I was).
First Toss - didn't go far, hit the ground fairly soft. off Don't think I had the engine running hot enough before releasing.
Second Toss - got it up in the air, had to keep holding (or more taping, it was very sensitive) back on the elevator to keep nose up, got a ways away, got it up in a turn, then as it was coming toward me, went to make another turn and some how got nose down and couldn't recover and nose planted rather hard. Unfortunately I forgot a wrench and couldn't get the broken prop off to do a third launch. Total damage was a broken prop and a small cut on the wing leading each were it looks like the rubber bands cut into the edge, I just put some tape over it to reinforce it back up.
I wish I had a video of what happened when it went down, because it went so fast that I can't recall exactly what happened when it went down (to figure out what incorrect control inputs I entered).
It was during my second turn, while flying directly at me, My kids were standing behind me to my left, so I wanted to get a turn to my right, so that the plane didn't fly over us. I do believe I got it started turning to my right (left for the plane) right before it nosed down.
I was running at 60% or so throttle with a Power Pack A kit, 2 cell Lipo but was still nosing down. My elevator was very sensitive (or I was moving my thumb much more then I thought I was).