Busted Plane Award.

[pitviper51]

this is continueing from this thread:

Mid-Air Collision AND SURVIVED!!!!

the idea is to make a decal to award pilots who survived a mid air and landed safely or airframe failior and landed. this is my idea for the decal.

mike

[pitviper51]

no interest?? huh...
mike

[JimC-MD]

As I said, I think it iw a great idea.

It should be a confirmed event by other modelers. I like that you have even come up with a decal already. This should be done.



MAAAAAAXXXXX! AMA is over! Back to work! hehe

[pitviper51]

right the rules would be to either have pics or video of the event, and also other FG members the comfirm that you didnt just step on the plane. i like that decal becasue its simple. any of you graphix dudes seeing this let me know how much itll cost to make??
mike

[sweetpea]

Can you make one for falling on your plane?

[WangoTango]

Pit,
Are you saying you've had a recent mid-air and survived? I guess a lot of us have....... It just ain't too pretty after all is said and done! The decal is pretty good looking IMHO. That being said, I'm now cursed with getting into a mid-air probably the next time I fly.
WT

[pepatrick]

Yes it reminds me of the very day...about a year and a half ago on the maiden flight. I put my first Comp-Arf extra together...It was a 2.6 Shulman scheme extra with DA-100. Take off looks good...I trim the plane out and all is well. About 5 minutes into flight...the back end of the plane starts wagging like a dogs tail. I thought I was seeing things...but really...everything from the turtle deck back was wagging side to side....These things are actually quite flexible. I figured I had lost the plane already, so I was going to try and get it down and minimize the damage. Amazingly enough...I had a pretty decent landing and the plane look ok at first glance...other than the left elevator was in the full down position.

It turns out the I forgot to tighten the servo mounting screws...and the servo arms...One of turnbuckles completely came off (lots of flutter here) and the right elevator servo completely broke out of the mount..the turnbuckle was 2 threads from completely coming off...but it had enough hold to land the plane. The fuse was reglassed on the inside for reinforcement and repainted the fuse from the stabs back...I was lucky...only $250.00 in damages...the plane was back in the air 2 weeks later and is still flying today...(not by me)

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by WangoTango
	Pit, Are you saying you've had a recent mid-air and survived? I guess a lot of us have....... It just ain't too pretty after all is said and done! The decal is pretty good looking IMHO. That being said, I'm now cursed with getting into a mid-air probably the next time I fly. WT

to know how this thing camea bout you have to read my other thread linked at post 1 here. it tells how this ideas started.
to qualify the incident has to happen inthe air haha tho i can design a accidental self destruction decal to hahah,
mike

[Charrua]

like 4 years ago I had one racing my GP Lancair (80'') to a firends J3 Piper Cub (81''),, I came from behind and sliced his cub in half!!! we didnt's meant to crash I made it back and landed wth only one Aileron I lost about 6'' of one wingtip and that whole aileron,,,his plane well didnt do too good!!!!!

[3D-Seth]

What about blowing your plane apart in the air and then saving it? Do foamies count? See vid . . .around 48 second mark . . .

http://www.flyinggiants.com/gallery/...hp?photo=38350

Seth

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by Charrua
	like 4 years ago I had one racing my GP Lancair (80'') to a firends J3 Piper Cub (81''),, I came from behind and sliced his cub in half!!! we didnt's meant to crash I made it back and landed wth only one Aileron I lost about 6'' of one wingtip and that whole aileron,,,his plane well didnt do too good!!!!!

i would have to say you qualify, remeber i am not maken this decal, if some one wants to get it made i would only hope we can do it through FG hey MAX!! so there can be tabs on who gets it. as for foamies,, im not sure i would count a foamy they are expendable airplanes anyway haha
mike

[RADRICH]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51
	i would have to say you qualify, remeber i am not maken this decal, if some one wants to get it made i would only hope we can do it through FG hey MAX!! so there can be tabs on who gets it. as for foamies,, im not sure i would count a foamy they are expendable airplanes anyway haha mike

MAX, WIZARD, BOULDER, somebody or anybody that's STAFF...need feedback on this ASAP. I for one would really like to see this put into action (...bein' that it WUZ my idea and everthin')