Sad Day... =(

[Paul Taylor]

Well today I took my TwistStang and stripped it of all it's hardware and it is now a "Hangar Queen" in the attic. 
Everytime I flew this plane it just did not feel right. So rather then waste my time and fuel on a plane that just did not fly like it should, I am going to turn my energy and efforts toward something else.

It was kind of sad to hang her up....

[Dwayne]

Yup I know what you mean, I think most here have had that experience, best to just hang her up and move on, good luck on the next one.

[Randy Powell]

Rooty,

Sometimes you hang them up, the 6 months from now, you look at it and say, I think I know what's wrong with it.

Better a Hanger Queen that a Pavement Ornament.

[RC Storick]

Well today I took my TwistStang and stripped it of all it's hardware and it is now a "Hangar Queen" in the attic. 
Everytime I flew this plane it just did not feel right. So rather then waste my time and fuel on a plane that just did not fly like it should, I am going to turn my energy and efforts toward something else.

It was kind of sad to hang her up....

I Hunts right?

[Wynn Robins]

it is not a sad day - it is a GREAT day - because you have realised that you need a better ship to keep up with you.

its good - all good!!!!!

[John KruziK]

I agree with Wynn just think how happy that motor will be pulling around the next new and improved plane. John

[Dennis Vander Kuur]

Paul,
Yep. It happens. The old Twiststang served its purpose and helped you through your initial learning stage. And now as a flier you have progressed to the point where you can tell the old bird is lacking. With your improved building skills now is the right time to create a new improved stunt machine. Do your best to keep it straight and keep it light. So what plane is next on your agenda?
DennisV

[Alan Hahn]

Paul,
Yep. It happens. The old Twiststang served its purpose and helped you through your initial learning stage. And now as a flier you have progressed to the point where you can tell the old bird is lacking. With your improved building skills now is the right time to create a new improved stunt machine. Do your best to keep it straight and keep it light. So what plane is next on your agenda?
DennisV

Dennis,
Think a Pathfinder is any good?

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks guys for the kind words... I have a foam wing looking for a home. I still need to perfect my flying and building skills before I move on to my Vector. So I think I am going to put a few fuselages together and then figure it out from there.

As for the a Pathfinder... Dennis is killer with his.

[Harleyman]

Sad day indeed.  But think of it as a good day.  It was time to move on.  The Twistang was a GREAT piece of building and flying experience for you.
Now you know more of what things you will and will not do.
Make the next one better.   

[Paul Taylor]

Sad day indeed.  But think of it as a good day.  It was time to move on.  The Twistang was a GREAT piece of building and flying experience for you.
Now you know more of what things you will and will not do.
Make the next one better.   

Hey Chris - I still have much to learn. How about showing us what came in that box from Balsa USA??

[Harleyman]

How about showing us what came in that box from Balsa USA??

Balsa wood for a new project, but that may be another post someday.
"Heh heh . . . hey honey look at this, some guy posted a picture of his wood.  Heh Heh".

[Russell Shaffer]

Gee, Paul, there isn't anything wrong with that Twistang that a bigger engine wouldn't have fixed.  A really good 45 or 60 would have made it quite exciting and who cares what the maneuvers would look like?

[Zuriel Armstrong]

Paul,

Hang it up for a year and fly the new Cardinal.  A year from now, get it out and fly it again.  Let me know how that goes.  If you need some hangar space so you can build a new plane, I'll store them for you.

See you soon.

[Leo Mehl]

Hey Buddy.
  Sometimes we do things and they don't work so you are doing right by moving on. Hopfully in the future you will do a project that will really work good. I know that with my Grinder I have built a lot of them and each time they have improved as each one is built. A note here about proceedure. I usually make note of all changes and how well they work. I do this mentally but some paople would be better off by writin it in a notebook and using it for future reference. When you go back to these referances it's a good idea to try to figure out how to eliminate that particular problem. In most cases you can figure this out by yourself and in some cases you may need outside help. I cautiom you about outside help and if you need it go to someone you can trust to give you true and accurate information. I have had airplanes that would not fly the pattern at all and after a resonable amount of time I looked the plane over and finnaly came to the conclusion that I did not give it a fair chance and I think I know whats wrong. As human beings we have a large brain that gives us the ability to reason it out. In my case By deduction and trial and error I was able to get the plane to work like it should . set er up on the wall and once in a while take er down and give it a good scrutiny and tou may come up with the solution to the shortcomings of ths plane. Maybe you will never like the design but you gotta give it a good chance.
I would move on to a proven design and build it. Later got back to the old. If ya need advice ask for it and after a lot more experience design something else and give it a shot. You will eventually come up with something that will work for you.

[ray copeland]

What great advice from Leo!!  I went back to an old plane today that i thought i could never patch up from a previous encounter with terra firma,, guess what,, it may fly again!!! Also today i picked up an old engine that i had put in the "junk" bin and changed a few things and it is now a "keeper",  sometimes we just need some time to get a different view... good luck with the Twistang in the future!!!!  Don't hang it up for good!!   

[Greg L Bahrman]

"Sad Day"....I don't think so. It's just time for you to move on. It served it's purpose and now you are ready for something a little more advanced. Time to stop struggleing with the passed and move on to the future. There are bigger and better planes just waiting for you. The Twister was good, but now you need to build a Vector 40 or some such and watch those scores start climbing. I can't wait to hear what your next project is....??
Greg

[Paul Taylor]

Thanks Leo,
I type notes into my confuser. Only problem is I reformat my hard disk once a year and forget to get my notes backed up. Next time I will just call ya. I can't remember anything any more.

Zuriel, I might take you up on your offer to store my junk. You do have two shops.