Kelly Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Well I managed to write my Spit off on monday .Here is how I did it. Fitted the Lipo, did my range check,all ok Final check of the controls ,motor running fine and launch, hand back on the stick pulled a bit of up elevator and wallop vertical into the ground from 15 ft full power .Now what did I do wrong?? I looked at the transmitter and it was showing FW190 instead of the Spit,I had not selected the spitfire and the 190 has the elevator reversed,the Spit does not.So when I pulled up the Spit went down I had not noticed the elevator was reversed .Moral of the story, check everything before flying.I like the Spit so much I got me another one yesterday,will be moding and scaling this one a bit more.I could have repaired the Spit but after several years of service I will use it for spares, the wing and tailplane have survived intact So guys please never assume and always check . Merry Christmas all Kelvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Or buy a Spektrum !Sorry, couldn't help myself. Sincere commiserations Kelvin - always sad to see a model go in - perhaps Santa will bring you new one ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Any chance to plug the old Speccy eh Tim We've all done it Kelvin and with luck we get away with it but not always sadly........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Mackey Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 who ...me ?? never David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Duvall Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 As an almost beginner, I don't understand how it could have got off the ground with the elevator reversed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchweight Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 If only there was a handy mnemonic to remember these things during preflights......Maybe the BMFA could produce one....... Wait a minute..!!! They do! Seriously, sorry to hear about your loss mate, was it the Ripmax one?Richard, it's a hand launch model mate, it would have been horribly clear a nano second after it left his hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Myron Beaumont Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 ''''''' ' Nuff said ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260 Flyer Posted December 24, 2008 Share Posted December 24, 2008 Sorry to hear that Kevin.I stood on the slope checked the controls and then chucked off my 1/5 scale ASW 17. I watched as is it did a three-quarter loop and tent pegged behind me! If it's any consolation you probably won't do that again as you tend to double check that the control surfaces point in the right direction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted December 24, 2008 Author Share Posted December 24, 2008 Thanks guys .Will be putting another Ripmax Spit together over the Christmas break. Servo's, Rx and motor train all survived intact .I am going to include all my previous mods plus cutting the cowl back to fit a more scale like spinner .Thought about fitting retracts but the field I fly from is far too rough.Seasons GreetingsKelvin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Richards Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 Richard is a hand launch model so it starts off the ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 Hi RichardThe Ripmax Spitfire has no U/C so you handlaunch and land it on its belly Pic of the ill-fated model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted December 29, 2008 Author Share Posted December 29, 2008 Well after also crashing my 109 I have ,today wrote off my seagull 40 .I am now down to two flyable models,The Spitfire will repair, so I am going I/C with it just for a change.Staying EP with the new Spitfire .The 109 is will also repair, so I am thinking of changing the colour scheme to something more realistic.As for the Seagull 40 it will repair but it is last on the now very long repair list . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ashby - Moderator Posted December 29, 2008 Share Posted December 29, 2008 It happens to us all Kelvin. If people tell you they never crash then you know you're looking at a flyer who never flies. I know I'll 'retire' models now and then but what's important to me is knowing the cause. It's not nice loosing a model and not knowing why. I retired my beloved SebArt Katana yesterday, got carried away taking her to heaven and back and after 10 mins in the cold, ran out of juice, she didn't make it back to the strip and ripped out her undercarriage in the long grass. On the way past the wings and fuz, the u/c decided to make loads of holes and dents, just to add insult to injury. It's a pretty standard electric aerobat 'thing', the way many of them die in fact and I've seen others do it and thought to myself - I wont fall into that trap......but I did Another lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I agree David.I seem to be in the got my confidence back and now I am making basic mistakes phase.The Seagull was lost after I aborted my landing due to a large dog bounding across my flying field and, while I was climbing out with a fair bit of power on, I took my eyes of the model for several seconds ,to see where the dog had gone .When I looked back a combination of cloud , significant distance and altitude the model had attained resulted in complete loss of orientation. several attempts to correct the situation proved futile so I closed the throttle, let go of the sticks and hoped for the best as the model disappeared beyond the tree line.Model recovered with the wing ripped off intact but the fuselage badly damaged. My fault should never take your eyes off the model .Another hard lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kelly Posted December 30, 2008 Author Share Posted December 30, 2008 I fly on my own in a field owned by my local friendly farmer, with my Wife as ground crew so other models are not a problem.Mind you a full size helicopter came and had a look at me flying the Spit a few weeks ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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