2014 skywalker 1800, final Flight oops.

Pr][nCe · June 08, 2015, 12:30:05 AM

Getting some altitude and the wing folded as was getting some mad wind gusts at ground level so up there well.
Vid rendering as the Go pro somehow survived

CurryKitten · June 08, 2015, 12:45:45 AM

Ouch - sorry to see that. Just how strong was the wind to do that to the wind. Hopefully the video will help see exactly what happened.

Anything on the plane salvageable (aside form the electronics) ?

Pr][nCe · June 08, 2015, 12:59:11 AM

winds was little wild at times but then dead calm at others but still max 15mph on the ground anyways, just one of them things.

rear elevator, the right wing, carbon boom. other than that all trashed

Pr][nCe · June 08, 2015, 01:45:12 AM

www.youtu.be/eSGuMliapak

Billy_boy_2010 · June 08, 2015, 02:08:08 AM

Was the gopro in its case?

Pr][nCe · June 08, 2015, 01:13:21 PM

no gopro was not in case, have no idea how that survived, but im glad it did.

Coyote · June 08, 2015, 01:31:37 PM

Lucky it did indeed, shame about the wing folding, was it not taped ?

Pr][nCe · June 08, 2015, 11:02:04 PM

wing had covering on it, how do you meen taped Ian?

Dizzy · June 08, 2015, 11:24:31 PM

Oh that's bad luck sorry to see a model go down in this way, I am pleased your go pro survived ok though With that luck go do the lottery this week ;)

Awsome footage of that wind farm though sweet :D

dizzy :)

Coyote · June 08, 2015, 11:54:12 PM

Quote from: Pr][nCe on June 08, 2015, 11:02:04 PM
wing had covering on it, how do you meen taped Ian?

The 3M fibre reinforced tape on top and bottom. That "normally" stops it although with the saddle shape sometimes the bottom of the wing is still weak.

FPVSteve · June 09, 2015, 09:07:02 AM

tbh I think you descended too fast and overstressed it :D

Pr][nCe · June 09, 2015, 12:31:33 PM

yes was enjoying me buzz around dizzy :)

ah yea bottom of wings was taped not the top Ian.

i was just levelling out from the climb Steve and it just folded had no intentions to come down yet :)

Trouble is do i not buy a new one or move on to something else hhhhmmm?

chris-s · June 09, 2015, 01:14:39 PM

So what went thru your mind when it started going pete tong?

Pr][nCe · June 09, 2015, 09:44:27 PM

First thought was tip stall, flicked to manual mode. but airspeed was good with no warnings, and announced it to spotter that i was having issues.
then it was let it go pick up speed try and pull out.
then it was call to spotter let him know i was coming down, and did he have eyes on. was up a little ;)
at this time i tried to pull out or at least slow the spin down to get a reference, spotter said i go you and i only had 1 wing.
at that point i was in a plass spin and coming down hard. just tried to judge the impact and try to pull out, slow down, or at least try and stop it going in nose first, dive bomb. but missed judged it done it to soon as you can see.

then there was allot of polite words said \0/.
and we went to look for it. was about 1/2 mile further than what we thought but was bang on in the right direction.

no spotter no plane simples lads.