24-10-2009, 03:44 PM
Great day for flying today
and a lot less carnage than last week.
With one exception ........ "Gunfighter" went in on last flight of the day
as I badly over corrected to avoid a potential mid air on launch.
At full power and low height I just couldn't correct in time. :cry:
Anyway, the fuselage broke almost at the same place as last week but
this time the cowling and spinner disintegrated on impact.
Quick trip down to Ultimate Hobbies and I got myself a new cowl and
decided to replace the wing as it had been damaged last week.
Came home and quickly accessed the other damage and decided to bite the bullet
and order a complete new airframe (Fuselage,wing,cockpit,tail,cowl,spinner).
I had read on the rcgroups website that Atomic Hobbies in the USA were doing a great deal
on these parts and I have ended up getting the total including shipping to Australia for $104 Aust.
Estimated time to delivery is approx 10 days.
Looks like Gunfighter will be missing next weekend but never fear she will be back bigger and brighter than
ever.
and a lot less carnage than last week.
With one exception ........ "Gunfighter" went in on last flight of the day
as I badly over corrected to avoid a potential mid air on launch.
At full power and low height I just couldn't correct in time. :cry:
Anyway, the fuselage broke almost at the same place as last week but
this time the cowling and spinner disintegrated on impact.
Quick trip down to Ultimate Hobbies and I got myself a new cowl and
decided to replace the wing as it had been damaged last week.
Came home and quickly accessed the other damage and decided to bite the bullet
and order a complete new airframe (Fuselage,wing,cockpit,tail,cowl,spinner).
I had read on the rcgroups website that Atomic Hobbies in the USA were doing a great deal
on these parts and I have ended up getting the total including shipping to Australia for $104 Aust.
Estimated time to delivery is approx 10 days.
Looks like Gunfighter will be missing next weekend but never fear she will be back bigger and brighter than
ever.
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