Well, do you want the good news or the Bad news?
Good news is I forced the Maiden just before the heavy rain rolled in and it flew pretty well considering the wind was too high and i was trying to trim it in. (this is difficult for me when the wind is blowing the plane all over the place.)
Maiden video to follow as soon as it finishes uploading.
NOW, THE BAD NEWS.........
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I landed the maiden in the yard with wheels and they caught and tipped the plane over. My wife quit filming and I thought I would quickly make a second quick flight and try to land on the driveway with the landing gear. So I took off and circled around for a landing when I realized I never did a full throttle pass with the Radial Power Pack C on 4S......... So I gave her the berries and laid her over on her side for a banked approach for the speed pass. The rest as they say is history!! Just so all of you know if you haven't tried the set up,:
1st - it is fast and should be a blast.
2nd - make sure you wing spars can handle the load!
The spar broke right were it goes from 2 thicknesses to one. (see below)
I had even added some wood at the central joint thinking it would help......I should have went much further out in the wing.
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My wife was on the other side of the house and heard the spar snap. She came around the house and asked what I hit. Luckily, I didnt hit anything as she spiraled into the ground.
I am not sure at this point if she is worth rebuilding. Every surface is either crinkled, creased,ripped or split.
So probably 20 or more hours on this plane for about 4 minutes of flight time. Not a very good investment.
Well, I guess on the bright side, at least I didn't paint it.