New Plane... CRASHED! (Mini Ultra Stick)

by Jack
(Denver, Colorado)

All that was destroyed: motor, battery, 1 servo, wing and fuselage

All that was destroyed: motor, battery, 1 servo, wing and fuselage

All that was destroyed: motor, battery, 1 servo, wing and fuselage Motor that dove into the ground Battery that exploded Fuselage...

It was a beautiful evening at the park. I went to fly with one of my friends. In the air, I was pulling off various aerobatics: loops, rolls, Cuban 8's, immelmans, etc.
It was all going great until I decided to bring the plane in for an inverted fly-by. I rolled the plane inverted, and as it was flying up-side down, I pulled up on the elevator (VERY BAD) on accident, and since I was flying low with full throttle, I had no time to recover, and my plane dove into the ground like a spear.
The nose of my plane stuck into the ground, and we almost had to get a shovel to pull the plane out. When this happened, I was shocked, and then the sadness hit me. I felt horrible. After about 3 days, my spirits were renewed, and I bought A NEW MINI ULTRA STICK. I love this plane, and the hobby. Never give up, it's always worth it. After a crash, remember that you can always get another plane, and remember to organize all of the destroyed parts or working parts, you might need them in the future...Don't worry, its part of the hobby!

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New Plane... CRASHED! (Mini Ultra Stick)

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Sep 19, 2010
Re: New plane crashed!
by: Pete

Oops Jack, applying up elevator when the plane is inverted at low level is never a good idea, but sometimes an easy mistake to make and there's only ever one outcome when it happens, as you found out...
"Never give up, it's always worth it" - very well said sir! Crashing is all part of the hobby indeed ;-)

Sep 19, 2010
Re: Pete
by: Jack

I don't know what I was thinking when I pulled down on the stick, but everybody crashes at somepoint, and I'm back flying again!!!

Thanks so much.

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