KKArioKA
Epoxi Flyer
I was flying the Bixler today and as usual the wind was around 20 km/h
the wind was coming from 330deg (make 0 deg runway heading) so i had to approach from a angle to the runway.
As i did the last turn to enter the final approach, i decided to turn flaps on so i can glide less, my runway is a footbal field ( the field has a fence 5 meters high around it, so i cant go low on approach).
all good but i forgot about the wind !!!! as i turned my flaps on the plane imediately dropped nose behind a tree and i lost sight of it !!!! tried to do a loop to regain but it was too late ...... it "landed" somewhere else !
I packed my stuff in a hurry and got into the car .....
after about 30 min searching i found it !!!! the nose was bent sideways but didnt broke off - thx to the "extreme packing tape" i had around it, and the right wing had a crack near the fuselage that went from the trailing edge to almost 2/3 of the cord.
All in all i was pretty happy and amazed that i found my plane in one piece (sort of).
as i type here the epoxy on the wing is curing and i had to spread some uhu por to the nose where it joins in the 2 halves (the glue cracked open a bit).
I hope for a good weather tomorrow
any1 want to see pictures ??
the wind was coming from 330deg (make 0 deg runway heading) so i had to approach from a angle to the runway.
As i did the last turn to enter the final approach, i decided to turn flaps on so i can glide less, my runway is a footbal field ( the field has a fence 5 meters high around it, so i cant go low on approach).
all good but i forgot about the wind !!!! as i turned my flaps on the plane imediately dropped nose behind a tree and i lost sight of it !!!! tried to do a loop to regain but it was too late ...... it "landed" somewhere else !
I packed my stuff in a hurry and got into the car .....
after about 30 min searching i found it !!!! the nose was bent sideways but didnt broke off - thx to the "extreme packing tape" i had around it, and the right wing had a crack near the fuselage that went from the trailing edge to almost 2/3 of the cord.
All in all i was pretty happy and amazed that i found my plane in one piece (sort of).
as i type here the epoxy on the wing is curing and i had to spread some uhu por to the nose where it joins in the 2 halves (the glue cracked open a bit).
I hope for a good weather tomorrow
any1 want to see pictures ??