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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Being home I tried to get a couple of
flights today. I Bought a Fliton Quiet Storm last year. Flew it in
a crosswind and it lasted one flight </span></font><font size=2 color=navy
face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> Not sure if it was too tail heavy, excessive control throws
or just too windy. It wanted to stall easily so it seemed, and cart
wheeled on landing, tearing the wings off. It sat under my building table
until recently. I decided to repair it and converted it to plug in
wings. Not much else was damaged. I had brought it out to the field
three times only to find a strong cross wind and elected not to fly it.
Today I brought it out to the field and there was a gale blowing but at least
it was down the runway. Why is it always calm at my house but blowing at
the field?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>First I decided to fly a 6 ½ ounce
shocky. Much too windy but I have flown it in the wind before and never
had a problem. Quickens your reflexes as it gets blown around 90 degrees
at a time. Sort of fun. Today I let it go (hand launch) and the
wind blew it straight into the ground nose first shattering the foam from an
inch in front of the wing </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Wingdings><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'> Not field repairable.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I was tired of waiting to see if the quiet
storm would be better behaved than the fist ill fated flight so I flew that as
well. Took off between gusts and it did seem better behaved. Less
surface throws and more forward CG. Landing was not bad and it didn’t
touch down hard but pulled a gear out. Just split the plywood from the
center lamination in the shape of the gear leg. Not that I would have
flown it again today anyway.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So much for flying today </span></font><font
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Wingdings;color:navy'>J</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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