Obi-Wan B.O.B.
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Preface: I’m a newbie and I’ve gotten obsessed with slope gliding.
After a few flights with my Tiny Trainer, I decided to make a wing for sloping. For whatever reason, I chose the Mini Arrow. The build was fun and the plane felt solid. I took it out to the slope for the first time this afternoon. About 12-15mph winds. Took it up once for a minute or so before I ended up on the backside of the lift. Fortunately it was a fairly soft belly landing.
After taking the walk of shame and checking the plane out for fitness and function, I went to give it another toss. My hand slipped and it literally took a 6’ drop to the ground a foot or so behind me, having been carried that direction from the wind. It fell inverted on the left side.
These pictures are the result. I’ve crashed my TT way, way, way harder than this. Sure, the nose is bashed and the H-stab looks kind of ragged now, but nothing like this. Did I mention that it was a 6’ fall from my hand to the ground?
Did I do something wrong or is this some sort of design problem? I followed the directions to a T and used FT’s glue stick.
I’m sure if I used enough tape and glue stick, I could put it back together again, but it will never line up correctly, especially with the major breakage on the bottom (second pic).
Help this newbie to know where he went wrong. Thanks.
After a few flights with my Tiny Trainer, I decided to make a wing for sloping. For whatever reason, I chose the Mini Arrow. The build was fun and the plane felt solid. I took it out to the slope for the first time this afternoon. About 12-15mph winds. Took it up once for a minute or so before I ended up on the backside of the lift. Fortunately it was a fairly soft belly landing.
After taking the walk of shame and checking the plane out for fitness and function, I went to give it another toss. My hand slipped and it literally took a 6’ drop to the ground a foot or so behind me, having been carried that direction from the wind. It fell inverted on the left side.
These pictures are the result. I’ve crashed my TT way, way, way harder than this. Sure, the nose is bashed and the H-stab looks kind of ragged now, but nothing like this. Did I mention that it was a 6’ fall from my hand to the ground?
Did I do something wrong or is this some sort of design problem? I followed the directions to a T and used FT’s glue stick.
I’m sure if I used enough tape and glue stick, I could put it back together again, but it will never line up correctly, especially with the major breakage on the bottom (second pic).
Help this newbie to know where he went wrong. Thanks.
