So today I tried my first outside loop...  I climbed high and dove toward the earth and splat.  Not enough down.  The profile motor mount is cracked slightly on the top bearer.  The back hole on the bottom still has the bolt in the hole through the blind nut but is broken off.  I am thinking of using the Brodak motor mounting system.  http://brodak.com/engines/motor-mounts/motor-mount-system.html   If I bolt this over the area after epoxying things as best I can, will that work.  It will essentially brace the cracked area and allow for swapping engines if needed.  Good news is that my OS LA .46 survived the crash and only the elevator coupler broke other than the engine mount.  I will try to post a photo later.  I need to get flying again as our contest in Baton Rouge, LA is coming up in 3 weeks.
Best Regards,


If you don't get it fixed or it takes another shot before then we can come up with another plane for the contest. Keep up the practice it will pay off. Good advice on the outsides in this post.