My First Flight-and Crash-on My Birthday

by Devin Norgarb
(Cape Town, South Africa)

It was my birthday. I took off really excited to to be in the sky for the first time. After two minutes my battery hatch fell off. Soon after the battery came along with it.
The transmitter had no control over the plane because the glow engine was doing what it wanted to at the throttle speed when the battery fell out. The servos were fixed in their position because the battery could no longer power them.
It was spinning in circles with the slight breeze into the lake. I salvaged the plane with all the servos and the engine ran perfectly after the disaster.
My Dad swam right across the lake to fetch the soaked plane. The reciever was shorted as well which cost me a bit. What went wrong is the battery hatch from vibrations which cause the battery to fall out.
Anyway, the plane is ready to fly again! It was sad and funny!