by gryshnak » Wed Mar 15, 2006 1:46 pm
Of course a REAL aeromodeller would consider that a minor setback, and have it flying again the next day. Someone who only buys ready built planes and doesn't know which way to hold a glue bottle might have more problems.
Looks to me like he didn't do a range check, didn't secure all parts (was that the canopy that fell off? top hatch perhaps?) and either had the CG in the wrong place or didn't think of keeping his nose down and his airspeed up.
I think he zoomed, had the top hatch fall off, and either lost control or simply stalled the plane. A Spitfire is not a trainer!
Gryshnak
(Flown R/C for many years, even had a couple of designs published)