Took my youngest son out to fly this evening armed with his Bixler and my oldest boy's Rarebear. Absolutely perfect night for flying - no wind, and warm (first night out in shorts for the year).
Well, got to the field and realized we left the DX7 at home. No big deal I thought, we'll just use the DX5e (ignoring the little voice in my head saying...the Bixler has some real trim issues...get the DX7).
Well you know what happened. First flight lasted maybe 10 seconds and she went in like a lawn dart. Broken elevator and distorted fuselage. So instead of packing up and going home, I just grab the Rarebear of course.
Did full and complete pre-flight check. Worked really hard trying to get the trim figured out as good as possible on the ground. Launched the plane - maybe 5 seconds and she also was a lawn dart. Broke the fuse clean through to the top of the wing. Blew out a carbon rod and broke the prop...The worst part, this plane has been our most reliable flyer...it had never been crashed...well, we got that out of the way tonight.
So total time in the air tonight 15 seconds...two planes out of commission (although easily repairable). Just when I thought we were past the point of coming home from outings with no flyable planes in hand. Well, I get my ego handed back to me quite nicely!!:black_eyed::black_eyed:
Hope everyone else had a better night tonight! Thanks for letting me vent!
RC Dad
Well, got to the field and realized we left the DX7 at home. No big deal I thought, we'll just use the DX5e (ignoring the little voice in my head saying...the Bixler has some real trim issues...get the DX7).
Well you know what happened. First flight lasted maybe 10 seconds and she went in like a lawn dart. Broken elevator and distorted fuselage. So instead of packing up and going home, I just grab the Rarebear of course.
Did full and complete pre-flight check. Worked really hard trying to get the trim figured out as good as possible on the ground. Launched the plane - maybe 5 seconds and she also was a lawn dart. Broke the fuse clean through to the top of the wing. Blew out a carbon rod and broke the prop...The worst part, this plane has been our most reliable flyer...it had never been crashed...well, we got that out of the way tonight.
So total time in the air tonight 15 seconds...two planes out of commission (although easily repairable). Just when I thought we were past the point of coming home from outings with no flyable planes in hand. Well, I get my ego handed back to me quite nicely!!:black_eyed::black_eyed:
Hope everyone else had a better night tonight! Thanks for letting me vent!
RC Dad