Another bad day
02-08-2008, 11:55 AM
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Another bad day
Different than Jim, but lesson learned...... get completely off the runway, even if the intent is to only make a quick mix adjustment.
I was making some mix adjustments on my Integral. I landed, taxied back to the edge of the runway (actually behind the flight line, but not behind our pilot stations). I was at the tail of the plane, and BAM. A small electric that a guy had just landed accelerated without any input from him. It was a new controller, so maybe that's true, but who knows. Maybe if he had called out "landing" this could have been avoided, or if I had gotten farther off the runway I would have been safe. The prop left severall 1" cuts in the TE of the wing, then punched through both sides of the fuse. A few feet farther back and the plane would have been OK but I wouldn't have been quite so lucky.
The positive side of this was the response from the pilot. He immediately offered to cover the cost of replacement parts. Although the Integral is a good price for the kit, replacement parts are quite a shock. Wing and fuse come out to about 80% of the full kit, plus $100 shipping.
Ken
I was making some mix adjustments on my Integral. I landed, taxied back to the edge of the runway (actually behind the flight line, but not behind our pilot stations). I was at the tail of the plane, and BAM. A small electric that a guy had just landed accelerated without any input from him. It was a new controller, so maybe that's true, but who knows. Maybe if he had called out "landing" this could have been avoided, or if I had gotten farther off the runway I would have been safe. The prop left severall 1" cuts in the TE of the wing, then punched through both sides of the fuse. A few feet farther back and the plane would have been OK but I wouldn't have been quite so lucky.
The positive side of this was the response from the pilot. He immediately offered to cover the cost of replacement parts. Although the Integral is a good price for the kit, replacement parts are quite a shock. Wing and fuse come out to about 80% of the full kit, plus $100 shipping.
Ken
02-09-2008, 12:36 PM
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RE: Another bad day
Sorry to hear that, Ken. Happened to a couple of friends over here, too. I remember one guy that had his plane accelerating on his own at least twice in my presence... We bought a small wooden fence, about 2x2m, for his birthday last year! 
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If the other guy is insured (either from the local aeromodelling authority or private) maybe this can be put under "accident" and have the insurance pay for the damage. Worth a try.
Regards,
Fabrizio
).If the other guy is insured (either from the local aeromodelling authority or private) maybe this can be put under "accident" and have the insurance pay for the damage. Worth a try.
Regards,
Fabrizio
02-09-2008, 03:09 PM
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RE: Another bad day
Check out where this Spacewalker planted itself from a 200 foot vertical dive...about 18 inches from my new Prestige. Wing came to rest on top of my airplane. That was a close one!
