That was a very pretty plane.  Take what you have learned and do it again, better!  Especially the pushrod end 

Oh, sure, Bill, I'm a firm believer in the Modeling Mantra--"If you're gonna fly, you're gonna crash." I really like the way the LA flies...I had just taken it through some very respectable triangles the flight before...I'm not a stunt pilot, remember! But a capable plane sure makes it a lot easier.

Not sure yet if it'll be a "fix" or a "replace"--I never make that determination right after a crash...I'll let it sit a few days and then start cutting into it and see how extensive the damage is.  Meanwhile I guess I'll resurrect the previous prototype, pig that it is, and keep practicing. I would like to be able to become comfortable flying the AMA pattern, unlike the moments of panic that currently occur at certain spots (square eights, overheads, triangles, hourglass-es)--maybe even a recognizable one.

If I do trash it and build a new one it will indeed be better, Larry. I learn something from every plane I build.  For instance, I learned from this one that I'm still overbuilding--a crash like today, straight over the top and directly into hard dirt, should have shattered the thing into a kazillion pieces--but it's still largely intact, though pretty thoroughly broken. So I can make one even lighter!

Thanks, guys, for the comments.

--Ray

   

Frank, not a bad notion at all; maybe some JB weld or something. Biggest deterrent, obviously, would be for the pilot to have enough sense to check the thing once in awhile.

Any bites on the Queen Bee?

--Ray

Frank, not a bad notion at all; maybe some JB weld or something. Biggest deterrent, obviously, would be for the pilot to have enough sense to check the thing once in awhile.

Any bites on the Queen Bee?

--Ray

No bites on the QB Ray...........Might have to actually fly it.