Author Topic: Plane just crashed into tree in Kentucky- no survivors found (Read 1281 times)

SunTracker · « **on:** January 22, 2004, 09:03:49 AM »

http://home.insightbb.com/~k4emq/plane2.jpg
http://home.insightbb.com/~k4emq/plane1.jpg

Took these photos 15 minutes ago. I was flying in my backyard, doing good, when the engine quit in flight. So I started doing circles and s-turns to bleed off speed. Was coming in on a great approach over the neighbors yard, when a huge gust of wind hit my plane and blew it into this tree. No visible damage to the plane, but I can't climb the tree. Part of it is rotten, and the branches are tiny.

Anyone have a 45 foot pole I can borrow?

Wanker · « **Reply #1 on:** January 22, 2004, 09:08:00 AM »

Is that a squirrel I see ready to vulch your plane?

Ripsnort · « **Reply #2 on:** January 22, 2004, 09:10:18 AM »

Take a cat, stand under the tree, throw it as HARD as you can vertically into the air near a limb....then call the fire dept.

gofaster · « **Reply #3 on:** January 22, 2004, 09:23:24 AM »

Think an R/C helicopter could get in there and lift it out?

LePaul · « **Reply #4 on:** January 22, 2004, 09:50:48 AM »

Ouch, that hurts.

I had an Aerotech rocket that soared to 4000 ft and popped its chute, etc. Well winds caught and dragged it a long ways away...it landed in a farmers apple tree 20 feet from the ground. A tad too high to reach from a ladder, to far out on the branch to branch to climb out and grab. Bless his heart, he grabbed a pruning thingy, cut the branch and retreived the rocket.

Super nice guy, left him a $20 for his efforts

SunTracker · « **Reply #5 on:** January 22, 2004, 09:53:03 AM »

That was nice of him.

$100 plane
$60 engine
$50 servos/battery pack

I got about $200 smackaroos in that tree.

Kieran · « **Reply #6 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:15:02 AM »

Better find a cherry picker. Other than that, I hope that's a foam wing, because monocote will tear to shreds, then the balsa will disintegrate.

Edit: Wait a tic, that's a duraplane. Better leave it in the tree.

SirLoin · « **Reply #7 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:15:55 AM »

Is that HiTech trying R/C again?

SunTracker · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:23:26 AM »

Thats a SturdyBirdy II, foam wings, pvc fuse, aluminum tail boom, solid aluminum landing gear struts. I put some huge wheels on the plane for grass take-offs

I did mine up with bright red wings, and british markings.

Kieran · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2004, 10:26:05 AM »

It'll shake out of the tree on its own, but it might be a day or two. Pray it doesn't rain.

lazs2 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2004, 01:47:38 PM »

can't u just shoot the branches?

lazs

Kieran · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2004, 01:53:07 PM »

I used to instruct novice pilots at our local R/C club. I'd cringe when someone brought one of those "indestructable" planes to the field... invariably they proved, over and over, these planes could indeed be destroyed. That was way back in the late 80's and early 90's. They may be better now.

VWE · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2004, 02:25:21 PM »

Just biuld ya another "ugly stik" and stay away from trees!

Otto · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2004, 02:31:24 PM »

Flash Back That's to painful to look at. Too many bad memorys.

Get a rope on the branch and PULL

Good luck....

Tarmac · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2004, 02:42:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Kieran
I used to instruct novice pilots at our local R/C club. I'd cringe when someone brought one of those "indestructable" planes to the field... invariably they proved, over and over, these planes could indeed be destroyed. That was way back in the late 80's and early 90's. They may be better now.

I don't know about Sturdybirds, but my Zagi is next to indestructable. I've augered the thing in from 40 feet, full power dive almost straight down.

You just go pick up the pieces, put them all back in the plane, and keep flying.

Author Topic: Plane just crashed into tree in Kentucky- no survivors found (Read 1281 times)

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