[NSRCA-discussion] Stupid accident

[Ronald Van Putte]

These 2.4 GHz SS radios are great, because you can't "wiggle the  
sticks" and get a response if you have selected the wrong airplane  
(at least with my radio).  I can't count the number of times I  
watched a guy "wiggle the sticks" with a 72 MHz system, takeoff and  
crash, only to say, "Hmmm, this must be model #3."

Ron VP

On Aug 22, 2009, at 7:09 PM, Phil Spelt wrote:

> Ron,
>
> I ALWAYS "wiggle the sticks" before EVERY flight, just to make  
> D@^#@ sure...I also check the Rx battery after every flight, just  
> to make D@^#@ sure...
>
> At 05:50 PM 8/22/2009, you wrote:
>> My favorite "trick" is to neglect to attach the aileron servo  
>> connections if I am disturbed while assembling the airplane.   
>> Consequently, John Fuqua asks me to "wiggle the sticks" before  
>> carrying the airplane out; it's saved my airplane twice already.
>>
>> Ron VP
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Jim Quinn wrote:
>>
>>> Wow! I saw these planes at Toledo and the Nats! I'm really sorry.  
>>> They were/are beautiful trophy winners in Toledo. I agree with  
>>> Don, make a routine and stick with it. A good budfdfy of mine  
>>> recently had 9 stitches from a mini electric (smaller than a 1/2  
>>> glow) when his throttle went to high, he grabbed the wing and the  
>>> plane spun around and struck his hand.
>>>
>>> Jim Quinn
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: "Atwood, Mark" <atwoodm at paragon-inc.com >
>>> To: General pattern discussion < nsrca-discussion at lists.nsrca.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 22, 2009 2:45:03 PM
>>> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] Stupid accident
>>>
>>> Hey All,
>>>
>>>
>>> Had a bad morning this morning because I got careless, and  
>>> because I altered my normal habits. I normally have my neck strap  
>>> tucked into my shirt starting the airplane, but this morning I  
>>> simply clipped it onto the Tx while it was sitting on the  
>>> ground.   Started my primary Black Magic, had it sitting on idle,  
>>> picked up my Tx and somehow turned the Tx funny such that the  
>>> strap bumped the throttle…enough to make the plane jump forward  
>>> startling me.  In the split second that I moved to catch it, the  
>>> strap moved the throttle higher and before I could recover it, it  
>>> slammed the wing into the table next to me hard enough to snap  
>>> the entire fuselage into two pieces.
>>>
>>>
>>> I was very fortunate that no one was injured and that no other  
>>> equipment was damaged, but I was crushed to watch (in slow motion  
>>> of course) such catastrophic damage occur to the plane.  They’re  
>>> just not meant for that type of abrupt side load.
>>>
>>>
>>> Anyhow, just wanted to throw out the warning.  I’ve picked up my  
>>> tx 1000 times without incident, but seldom do I have the strap  
>>> attached.  Just not my routine. But one odd movement can make  
>>> things go VERY wrong, VERY fast.  Be careful, be methodical, and  
>>> don’t change your habits.
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark
>>>
>>> PS, probably repairable over the winter.  Fuse is in 2 pieces  
>>> with a lot of damage, and the wing that hit is pretty messed up.   
>>> It’ll be a project for sure.
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