Cache Flyer
New member
Hello, new member here. Today was both confusing and unfortunate. I just finished putting together my E-flite Twin Otter BNF and took it on its maiden flight. After a satisfactory check of the flight controls and SAFE mode, I took off without issue. During the first two minutes of flight the plane would roll wings level when I let go of the stick but it didn't not want to hold altitude very well, so I kept having to apply elevator input to keep it going. It just didn't look right for being in safe mode. Before I could bring it back to land it took a sharp nose dive that I had no control over. No amount of elevator or throttle input changed that flight path. Sadly it crashed nose first resulting in a nice gouge out of side of the nose which appears to only be cosmetic, another part of fuselage has a crack all the way through the foam and about half way down the fuselage from top to bottom. The worst damage though, was to the wings. The rear part of the center, that holds the mounting thumb screw completely separated, and the left wing also completely separated, only to be held on by servo wires. The right engine nacelle detached from the wing in two pieces as well.
My biggest questions are, what are your ideas on how this happened, and is it worth repairing or should I get new parts?
I am waiting to hear back from Horizon Hobby on their thoughts and what if anything they can do for me. I am a fairly new rc pilot, this is my second plane, the first being the Aeroscout. I thought I had a pretty good idea what I was doing at the time. I would be happy to provide more details about the incident or provide pictures if it will help. Any ideas or comments are appreciated. Thank you!
My biggest questions are, what are your ideas on how this happened, and is it worth repairing or should I get new parts?
I am waiting to hear back from Horizon Hobby on their thoughts and what if anything they can do for me. I am a fairly new rc pilot, this is my second plane, the first being the Aeroscout. I thought I had a pretty good idea what I was doing at the time. I would be happy to provide more details about the incident or provide pictures if it will help. Any ideas or comments are appreciated. Thank you!