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A rookie mistake has cost me my Brio :( :( My Black Magic’s aren’t complete yet so I currently am without an airplane. Shouldn’t be too long to get a BM in the air (a few weeks) especially without the distraction of flying...lol.<BR>
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As such, I won’t be attending next weekend :(:( I’ll be busy painting and covering.<BR>
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There’s an outside chance I may still go to the shootout and share an airplane with Bill Pritchett...we’ll see.<BR>
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-Mark<BR>
PS...the Rookie mistake was changing Aileron servos at 3am and forgetting a servo screw. Servo arm came off on the 3rd flight (surprised it lasted that long) and the resulting flutter was too much drag on the wing even at low throttle....just a slow spiral in. Fiberglass and deceleration trauma are not pretty.</SPAN></FONT></FONT>
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