Kelly Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 My crashes due to, Pilot error 3 Poor Pre flight checks 4 Poor hand launch 8 structural failure 1 servo failure 1 esc failure 1 retract failure 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 whoah Kelly of the 19 crashes or mishaps how many resulted in total loss ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Marsh Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Mine are: Mid-airs: 1 Shot down: 2 Radio failure (not found): 2 Battery failure: 1 Dead stick: 1 Servo failure: 1/2. (model sort-of survived) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Plains Posted June 2, 2013 Share Posted June 2, 2013 After reading som e recent posts, I want to change my plea! My legal council has persuaded me to change it to "The Plane Crashed!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krflyer Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 I would say misjudgement of speed ,height and distance ..an old post I remember said that gravity always wins as a rule, the best you can ever hope for is a 50-50 split. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted November 13, 2013 Share Posted November 13, 2013 Posted by Mark R on 10/05/2013 21:34:20: As with most have put 'other' and dumb thumbs is the usual culprit....which i think is totally different to pilot error/flying kills....its like driving a car for 30 years and never having an accident and then over steering into your own brick wall due to brain freeze....its not error just an erroneous brain moment. I think pilot error/flying skills is totally different. A new pilot flying a low wing warbird and crashing because he or she cant handle the flying characteristics is pilot error/flying skills.....dumb thumbs is just one of those things and has no bearing on your piloting skills....ask any professional if they have suffered it and i can guarantee they will say Yes, so is their skills lacking? Are they bad pilots? Ok 2 penneth over n done with. at that moment in time yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hi Martian Bit of a late reply sorry Total loss - 2 1- Pilot error Seagull 40 hit tree tops while landing 2-Structural failure Boomerang trainer wing faiied **LINK** Repaired the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cymaz Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Most common cause is hitting the ground. No ground- no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Has to be pilot error. ( But that should include mid-airs & shot down. ) At least we're being honest with ourselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert wilde Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 in my case with the glider was filling myself with confidence by watching how"easy"it was to fly on youtube,also by the people selling it. with the heli,same really except the earth wire came off while up in the air.and it went into the ground like a tent peg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Plains Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 To be totally honest ..................... The air was the wrong shape. The planet jumped up and hit my plane. Squirrels ate my wiring/batteries/screw driver (delete as req) The tree didn't duck. Martians took over my transmitter. A distraction distracted me. The hill was on the wrong side of me. My coffee/burger/wife was getting cold. (delete as req) Once I let go of the plane, why's it anything to do with me? Edited By Chuck Plains on 01/04/2014 21:11:06 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunie Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Taking off... On 100% of the occasions when I have crashed I took off at the start of the flight. On every occasion when I did not take off I never crashed either. Shaunie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 me ernie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buster prop Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I'll be honest, almost all of my crashes have been pilot error of one kind or another. Usually disorientation, going too slow on downwind turns and misjudged approaches. I also crashed once by running the battery to cutoff and trying to stretch the glide too far and once by taking off with reversed ailerons. My most memorable crash was when I lost my Sean Bannister Algebra 100 at Ivinghoe. I'd been flying it successfully elsewhere but on that day I launched and flew ok, it was the landing which went wrong. I turned it back towards the slope (mistake) and it went like a rocket back over the hill with me frantically stirring the sticks. Panic and overcontrol. Luckily it didn't hit anyone but was a total write-off. It was one of the Algebras with a ply fuselage, swept back wings, just rudder and elevator. Superb flyer, wish I still had it today. Edited By buster prop on 02/04/2014 11:28:35 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broken Prop Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It's never my fault! (Pilot error every time., mainly due to brain fade.......) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Harris 1 Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Every piece of damage to my aircraft had been attributed to sudden deceleration trauma. Jez And sometimes the damage is limited to just the entire airframe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Whats a crash ? only kidding don't set about me Jez, very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff S Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Not counting minor mishaps which were all down to pilot error my last four 'serious' crashes are: 1 GP Stearman. Engine cut just after take-off and I tip stalled it trying to get it down. So engine cut followed by pilot error. When I eventually repaired it a few years later it turned out the ignition unit was faulty (Mackay 30cc petrol engine) and,after replacing it, the engine has rune well. 2 ARTF Wot4. Try to do two consecutive rolls too low I got my fingers toally confused and comprehensively destoyed it, including a lovely Irvine 46. Total pilot error compounded by hitting a tarmac runway 3 Acrowot Foam E. Pilot error. I inadvertently turned off the transmitter when fumbling for the elevator trim on an unfamiliar transmitter. Damaged the fuselage which has been replaced and it's flying again as good as ever 4. Hangar 9 60 size P47. Engine cut downwind after a lowish pass over the runway. I had to try and turn it as it was approaching a no-fly zone. Again pilot error caused a tip stall followed by a spin onto rough tarmac. This happened 6 days ago so a bit raw. However only wood a glass fibre was damaged (even the prop survived) and as the wing is (almost) unscathed and fuselage from the wing L/E back likewise, it will be rebuit and a new cowl etc has been ordered. I think I'd set the tickover too low when I moved the model over to a different transmitter. I hasten to add these are well spread incidences. So 2 pilot error and 2 dead sticks. Geoff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Bastow Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Has to be pilot error for me. To my mind some of the other causes listed could be classed as pilot error as we should have checked before flight. During my full size aviation years I actually read in an accident report once, reason for crash- failing to maintain sufficient airspace between aircraft and ground! Yep that will do it everytime! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leccyflyer Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Wrong thread - biggest cause of crashes - pilot error! Not posting error! Edited By leccyflyer on 07/04/2014 16:31:57 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piers Bowlan Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Sorry to hear or your recent loss Geoff. Seems that a lack of airspeed information/stall warning is responsible for so many stall/spins and consequent model right offs following an engine failure. I wonder if Tx telementry with airspeed information would improve ones chances of making a successful dead stick landing following engine failure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spice Cat Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Arising Star- pilot error,flew it into a tree Calmato 40 - loss of signal Soar 40 - Ditto and worryingly over the same spot Diamond 2500 - Ariframe failure avoidable but for a poor preflight Super Air - Poor preflight ailerons not connected Calmato 40 - Poor preflight ailerons crossed Bird Dog - Airframe failure Storch - Stalll on take off, pilot error All of these were totalled. Many other smaller dings and re buildable crunches but it seems poor preflight and failure tolearn lessons has always been my achilles heel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john stones 1 - Moderator Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Maybe if you fly with others you could pass the tx and say check this SC I do that myself before a test fly, very easy to miss something. sometimes my only braincell don't work proper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rolebama Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 Er..... Me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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