Another on bites the dust or how to build a take apart Ringmaster

[David M Johnson]

So The sun is shining, first flight in over a year. I'm doing a lazy * and at the intersection I add down to get the outside loop and the control horn pulls out of the elevator. Buried the nose up to the fuel tank.

David Johnson

[David M Johnson]

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[Brian Massey]

Someone should have warned you; the Lazy Astreisk will do that every time! 

Sorry you lost the plane, it looked pretty good.

Brian

[John Cralley]

Ouch!!! 

Welcome to the re-kitting club. I've got a Ringmaster that has been rebuilt 14 times so you have a way to go to catch up to me.

[Jerry Leuty]

    Just remember that you are not married to any of this stuff. You have to keep a proper perspective on aircraft of any sort; What goes up must and eventually will come down. I am flying in Albuquerque this weekend. At over a mile high it is always different than back home in north Texas at 650 feet above sea level. So yesterday I was practicing with a fairly new Oriental probably with 10 flights on it when in the over head 8 a slight wind shift and thin air brought the plane crashing down nose first. The only crash of the entire weekend I think. Are my feelings hurt? Not too much. I will just build another one that will fly even better. I have moved on to Legacys for now. I flew a scratch built AT-6 profile with a FP .40 and pulled a 408 point score for a personal best score. I got beat out by an 81 year old modeler from Fort Worth, Texas flying a 412. So I got a second place in a 2 entry class. We started to just flip a coin to see who would win and who would show. Dale Gleason has won his first first place in the Expert class. Beating Richard Oliver even. Now onto Dallas for our own Labor Day contest. Hint hint; Keep plenty of balsa handy and use your kit for templates and scratch build your stunters.

[Jack Mulinix]

Sorry to to see that David. How's  all else been? Jack

[Jim Kraft]

Well bummers. You just never know. I have an old Ringmaster that I built about 18 years ago that I dove straight in to the ground one day. Went over and picked it up and replaced the prop, and put it back in the air. The ground was pretty soft and it did not hurt it at all. I have flown it several hundred flights since without a problem. It is an old "ball bat" leading edge Sterling kit. I learned that if you get past the top of a wingover, and do not know which way you are going to go, it is a little late to decide. LOL

[pat king]

David,
If you want to scratch build a Ringmaster I can send you a full size .pdf file you can have printed locally. It has templates for all the parts.

Pat

[john e. holliday]

Forgot the ply plate for reinforcement.   We have all been there and done that.   And as Jerry says, "Don't fret over it", my words.  You just get experience rebuilding and it look rebuildable.  Was good looking tho.  Also you have over a month to get ready for the Ringmaster Marathon.

[David M Johnson]

Thanks for the support This was a very lightly built sterling kit that I built for a LA25 that I got from a racer in Tucson I loved the way it flew and yes it will get rebuilt.  Pat if you would send the templates that would be appreciated.  I started flying at the tender age of 45 or so so I have some catching up on most of you.. I know that if you aren't crashing your not learning so I am not all that attached to most of the models I fly and I'm really careful when I fly other peoples planes.  This hobby has really helped me to see a better side of people. Thanks to all.
David Johnson
And Jack I'm doing well got remarried to a great gal that is supportive of the things I do.  See even watches NASCAR!

[Jack Mulinix]

Great to hear, sounds like a keeper. Now if you can just get NHRA in there.........     Jack

[John Stiles]

That's about as deep as I ever saw one go.....nice grass by the way.

[DanielGelinas]

Sorry to hear obout that...
Hope you have a backup plane.

I have already rebuilt my super clown twice this summer...

Looking forward to building more planes for next season...

-Danny