Concentration-consecrated

[jim ivey]

Eric
I know I'm a day late and you are dollars short,but I use heat shrink tubing 
on my connectors especially the battery.I have never had one separate.
Sorry 'bout the plane.

Jim Ivey



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>From: Bill Glaze <billglaze at triad.rr.com>
>Reply-To: discussion at nsrca.org
>To: discussion at nsrca.org
>Subject: Re: Concentration-consecrated
>Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 09:51:12 -0500
>
>Eric:
>Sure am sorry to hear about your loss.  I've had the same helpless feeling 
>when I had just finished a split S with a Laser and nothing would work.  
>However, the agony wasn't nearly as protracted as that suffered by you.  
>Plus, I had no excuse.  My battery leads weren't secured in any way--this 
>was *after* I had noted John Ferrell actually tie his plugs together with 
>string.  So again, after the horse was out of the barn..........
>Certainly listening to someone else's problems doesn't minimize yours, but 
>at least you know that everyone on the list knows what it feels like to 
>lose one............
>
>Bill Glaze
>
>"Henderson,Eric" wrote:
>
> >   I said farewell to my CONCENTRATE a.k.a. FOCUS yesterday. I dodged a 
>bullet yesterday when the elevator-stick-spring snapped during the 1-1/2 
>horizontal snap. An after market spring that I had shortened and must have 
>weakened. The week before my buddy Earl stopped me taking off without the 
>Jesus screw in the wing. I had the engine running and he spotted the wing 
>gap. But every plane has an expiration date on it and mine came due.
> >
> > The P-03 schedule has 3 1-1/2 snaps in it. I was trying to master them 
>when I, and the guy next to me, heard a "clunk!" coming from the plane. I 
>rolled level, throttled back - but wait nothing! The plane was still at 3/4 
>throttle. It flew very straight for a while. Then started a slow turn over 
>the DMV a mile down the road. then I could not see it anymore. THEN it came 
>back into view performing a VERY slowly diving left turn. It almost made it 
>into the open are behind the field. Them it went below the tree line.
> >
> > The OS 1.60 was running strong and then was gone. I searched for an hour 
>and came back and load up the van to drive around and further back. Just 
>about then the police arrived with a few pieces and a report of an upset 
>home owner. To cut a long story short they had called the police when it 
>tore through five tree tops behind their house. There was debris in the 
>tops of five trees.
> >
> > The fuselage, or 3/4 of it, is still up there. Later in the day, 
>Michelle and I visited the home owner and gave them a fruit basket for any 
>concerns we may have caused them. They seemed OK, especially the wife, and 
>they understood that this was a very rare occurrence. I'm going back there 
>today to use a line and weight to try and dislodge it if the wind has not 
>done so already.
> >
> > The police were amused and very helpful in picking up the hundreds of 
>pieces. I only hope the home owner does not get militant.
> >
> > It was clear that the battery had come loose. There was no fail-safe 
>action telling me that there no power was reaching the on board radio 
>system. The pack was in the rear of the fuselage about 10 inches behind the 
>wing. I had taped the connectors together but the moment of the continuous 
>snapping must have eventually disconnected the pack. I must say this was 
>the most helpless feeling I can remember.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Eric.
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