Greetings all;
Well I've mentioned this story several times before and I think it
is worth repeating. In my youth, 30 some odd years ago I was much more
active in flying than I am today. 99% of my flying was done off of
hi-starts. One of my all time favorites was a glider called a J & J
Industries American Eagle. It was a 100" 2 channel ship.
Well early on, back in those days I'd mount the RX power switch on
the outside of the fuse. Not thinking I mounted the switch so it slid
forward (to the nose) to turn it on. Well, not paying attention my dad is
holding the plane ready to launch. He is gripping the plane with two hands,
one in front (in front of the switch) and one hand behind the trailing edge.
I'm standing behind the airplane; wiggle the sticks to insure
everything is working properly, which it was. I tell my dad to launch, to
which he gives the glider a toss and inadvertently sliding his hand along
side the nose shutting off the RX. Well there was my glider, now a
free-flight headed up the hi-start. The two of us watched a perfect launch.
The plane left the line and worked a number of thermals. It was the best
flight I'd ever seen this glider ever make! After about 30 minutes the
glider started making it descent. It proceeded to fly into a housing
development full of VERY LARGE PICTURE WINDOWS!!!
Well luck would have it the plane came in and landed into a bunch of
rose bushes up along side a fence. I had to get past a very angry dog to
retrieve my plane.
There was some minor damage that had to be fixed as well as turning
the switch around so I wouldn't repeat that again.
Lessons learned.. but ya know, that is what makes this hobby great!
It is the journey through the years of good and bad times and being able to
share the experiences with all.
Maybe I'll share an experience I had with an Aquila Grande I built a
number of years back....
Until then, for those guys on the East Coast, enjoy this lovely
flying weather.
Kurt
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