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Old 01-09-2009, 09:01 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Don't throw your plane into the bin... fly into it!
After a limbo-competition, one of our guys found that his old plane consisted mostly of CA glue instead of balsa, and decided to scrap it... properly


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Old 01-09-2009, 09:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Absolutely. It even nicely tucked one of the wings into the bin all by itself.

The funny part is that the guy actually wanted to do a goaround first before the slam-dunk, so this perfect shot actually wasn't planned...
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I'm guessing it was Fasst heat related
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Old 01-11-2009, 10:57 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'm guessing it was Fasst heat related
That's funny.
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Old 01-12-2009, 12:05 AM   #6 (permalink)
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LMAO!
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Old 01-12-2009, 12:15 AM   #7 (permalink)
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that videos going out to the club haha.. where planning a crash and burn day this spring for old junkers,, this is a neat idea haha
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I say he should bag it to be safe!
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Old 01-12-2009, 12:28 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Jajajaj great video
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Old 01-12-2009, 12:54 PM   #10 (permalink)
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he is good......
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Old 01-13-2009, 10:42 PM   #11 (permalink)
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yea ...when he takes out the trash he do it in style!
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Old 01-14-2009, 12:55 PM   #12 (permalink)
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just a thought.. i wonder how many planes he did this with and missed before he got it right??
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