[NSRCA-discussion] Bad day at the field...looking for a good plane

[Mark Atwood]

In that regard I have become a HUGE fan of using 1/2² thin wall shrink wrap
tubing to secure all of my permanent connections.  ALL of them were intact
after the crash and in one case (Throttle servo) the connector stayed
connected to the extension, but the wire harness ripped out of the connector
into the Rx.  Ugly...

-M


On 5/10/07 9:09 AM, "Jay Marshall" <lightfoot at sc.rr.com> wrote:

> I sympathize. My Evolution went in on the second flight. I hadn¹t even flown
> it; a more experienced pilot was checking it out for me. Went into a lake
> where the engine still rests. I did salvage the FASST radio and the digital
> servos ­ that part floated.
>  
> Looks like the battery connection was bad. Never again will I fly w/o safety
> clips on all of the servo extensions and battery.
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org
> [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org] On Behalf Of Karl G. Mueller
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:04 AM
> To: NSRCA Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] Bad day at the field...looking for a good
> plane
>  
> 
> Mark,
> 
>  
> 
> Sorry to hear about your loss of the Brio.
> 
> It always seems twice as bad when it happens to a new
> 
> plane and you cannot put your finger on what caused the
> 
> problem.
> 
>  
> 
> Karl G. Mueller
> kgamueller at rogers.com
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> 
>> From: Mark Atwood <mailto:atwoodm at paragon-inc.com>
>> 
>> To: NSRCA Mailing List <mailto:nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>> 
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 11:00 PM
>> 
>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Bad day at the field...looking for a good plane
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Hey All,
>> 
>> Had a bad day with a new Brio at the flying field.  9th or 10th total
>> flight...just starting to get it trimmed out, first maneuver of F-07,
>> downline snap, about to push to inverted...and nothing. :(  Not sure what
>> happened...no interference.  Battery was checked prior to the flight, but had
>> 0 voltage afterwards.  Haven¹t checked the system for a short yet...crash was
>> brutal though, so hard to know what was cause, and what was result.
>> 
>> Amazing the sound these planes make when they crunch.  Complete carnage in a
>> newly plowed cornfield.
>> 
>> Anyhow, now that I¹m done drying my tears, I need a good backup plane.
>> Preferably something similar to the Brio, (Ideally another Brio).   Anyone
>> have something that¹s built and ready for a 1.60DZ (that I¹ll need to rebuild
>> too, since the crash torn the side off the crankcase!!)
>> 
>> If so, please contact me off list!  Atwoodm at paragon-inc.com
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Mark 
>> 
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