Speaking of lessons learned (was are you looking for something)

[Brian Young]

I heard of 33% Sukhoi going in due to a transmitter
tray breaking and allowing the TX to hit the
ground,,,,along w/ the plane.

TX tray had plastic arms connecting to the neck strap.



--- David Harmon <K6XYZ at comcast.net> wrote:
> I've seen this happen before as well as a crashed
> IMAC biggie due to the
> strap turning off the transmitter switch.
> I made a 'J' hook from a piece of wire and now it
> just slips through the
> ring on the transmitter.
> Problem solved.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Dave Harmon
> NSRCA 586
> K6XYZ[at]comcast[dot]net
> Torrance, Ca.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: discussion-request at nsrca.org
> [mailto:discussion-request at nsrca.org]
> On Behalf Of Keith Black
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 11:08 AM
> To: discussion at nsrca.org
> Subject: Re: Speaking of lessons learned (was are
> you looking for
> something)
> 
> Speaking of lessons learned!
> 
> Saturday I went flying in a brief window of good
> weather. I was anxious
> to
> go not only because I'm always anxious to go but I
> was also anxious to
> try
> out my new 10X.
> 
> I'd spent a lot of time making 100% sure that
> everything on the 10X
> behaved
> exactly as my old 8103. As the plane reaches
> lift-off speed I gently
> pulled
> back on the elevator and the plane pulled up hard
> going straight up. I
> thought to myself "that wasn't very smooth". I apply
> a slight bit of
> down to
> level it out but still it's going straight up, and
> beginning loop
> backwards.
> Now I push a lot of down to keep it from coming
> over. I'm thinking "I
> can't
> believe I missed the setup that bad, there's no
> way... fix the trim and
> see
> what's wrong on the ground". I feed in down trim,
> barley any effect, now
> I
> feed in a lot of down and finally get it leveled
> out, then suddenly
> vroom
> straight up again. I think "OH NO, CHECK THE
> ANTENNA", but it's up.
> Shove in
> down, get it level, hit trims more, plane levels
> then surges up again.
> Back
> off the throttle, hold down, plane levels but is so
> slow it's mushy and
> I
> think maybe the ailerons are also gone. Wait, no
> it's turning now. Level
> the
> elevator trim again. Then I hear that beep, beep,
> beep, beeeep of the
> trims
> moving BY THEMSELVES! "Oh NO the radio's flaking
> out! Did I spill water
> or
> my cleaner on it? It wasn't having any problems
> before!"  Now the plane
> is
> doing a wild porpoise routine all around. I think to
> myself that there's
> no
> way this things getting on the ground without being
> destroyed. I call
> for
> help, no pattern fliers there, mainly newbies,
> finally one seasoned
> pilot
> comes to my side. I tell him the radios got
> problems, the trims are
> going
> nuts. He encourages me to just get it down the best
> I can. I make a long
> slow porpoising circle to line up for landing. He
> says, " the field's
> wet
> and soft just set it down out there and maybe it
> won't get damaged too
> bad."
> I pull up the retracts, try to level it out, it's
> coming at the runway
> at a
> 45 deg angle, I've got to get it down before it gets
> too close! Kill the
> engine, forget the trims now just hold down, it's
> pretty sensitive, just
> easing off the elevator slightly makes it porpoise
> up again. It's level
> now,
> gentle, gentle...  I can't believe it, it's on the
> ground smooth as
> silk!
> 
> Now I look down at the radio and see what the
> problem is! The ring
> that's on
> the end of my neck strap was caught behind the
> elevator trim. The weight
> from the radio on the strap was pulling the trim
> back to full up trim!
> With
> the trim precision set to 4 steps per click full up
> trim was a lot of
> trim.
> 
> I can't believe how close I was to loosing my plane
> over something so
> stupid! I've used that same strap with my 8103 for
> the last two and a
> half
> years and that's never happened, but on the 10X the
> trims are just
> enough
> closer and/or higher to allow the ring on the end to
> get wedged between
> the
> trim and strap connector.
> 
> I should point out that I was not using the strap
> that comes with the
> 10X,
> the one I was using is more comfortable, but from
> now on I'll opt for
> control over comfort. :-D
> 
> Keith Black
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "D Suding" <junk at velocitus.net>
> To: <discussion at nsrca.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 12:11 PM
> Subject: Re: Dennis Suding, are you looking for
> something?
> 
> 
> > Okay, I left my wings to my Temptation at the
> field one night last
> week.
> > My wife is 9 months pregnant and my mind isn't
> with my wings.
> Thankfully
> > Tony Quist recognized them and took them to the
> nearest hobby shop
> > (Franks)
> >
> > Let this be a lesson, kids: Don't forget your
> wings!  It's hard to fly
> > without them.
> >
> > Thanks again Tony!!!
> >
> > -D
> >
> > > Dennis email me privately.
> > >
> > > Tony
> >
> >
> >
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