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View Poll Results: What was the cause(s) of YOUR last gasser crash?
Dumb Thumb / Huckin down low so as to impress the laydees 102 48.80%
Deadstick - out of fuel 13 6.22%
Deadstick - improper set up / tuning 26 12.44%
Deadstick - engine mechanical failure 23 11.00%
Battery failure - it just died!!! 8 3.83%
Battery failure - improper set up / charging / ignored the obvious warnings 13 6.22%
Switch failure 8 3.83%
Receiver failure 12 5.74%
Servo failure 7 3.35%
Airframe failure 13 6.22%
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Old 08-18-2008, 05:45 PM   #1
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Default Most common crash cause?
I've seen a few threads lately by folks new to gas asking about redundancy, "insurance", etc. I have my own experiences and opinions. What are yours? What was the cause of the last gasser crash that you personally had?

(Hopefully the Poll will post.. I've never tried this before..)

Bob

PS I ran of out room.. I guess "shot down" would be in there as well..
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:00 PM   #2
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Yes Shot down or interference is the line I use even with 2.4, I was even shot down once flying control line
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:03 PM   #3
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What's a crash? I don't think I've had one of those
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:04 PM   #4
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:05 PM   #5
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the excuse always seems to be "Radio Interference " ... and my answer to that has always been , "if you didn't interfere with the radio you would have never had an issue " ..:9:
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Sun spots, Alien Death Rays, hit by Wonder Woman in the Invisible Jet, I use them all .
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Old 08-18-2008, 06:18 PM   #7
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Stupidity
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Leaving the ground
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Old 08-18-2008, 07:02 PM   #10
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women aka the devil made me do it
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i think brain fart needs to be added to the poll. but everyone allways says i just lost it no control. then my answere is yea right
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I cant get my brain to agree with my thumbs on the rudder issue.....Also lost a bird to a regulator gone south and also lost one from a 2 cell becoming a 1 cell on the ign
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