[NSRCA-discussion] Stupid accident

[Budd Engineering]

That's why I do a "polarity check", i.e. I verify that each channel is  
moving in the proper direction before continuing.  I also set up all  
my pattern planes so that even if I have the wrong model selected, the  
worse that can happen is I takeoff and my trims are off a bit (only  
did that once, and I caught it before I finished the downwind trim  
pass).

Jerry

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On Aug 22, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Ronald Van Putte <vanputte at cox.net> wrote:

> 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 forwar 
>>>> d startling me.  In the split second that I moved to catch it, 
>>>>  the strap moved the throttle higher and before I could recove 
>>>> r it, it slammed the wing into the table next to me hard enoug 
>>>> h 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 st 
>>>> rap attached.  Just not my routine. But one odd movement can m 
>>>> ake things go VERY wrong, VERY fast.  Be careful, be methodica 
>>>> l, 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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>> --> There are only two types of aircraft -- fighters and targets.
>>
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>> Society, Inc.
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