Well, cr@p

Oh that sucks. ...I tried to write something witty to cheer you up, but I'm mad over modeling too, so I couldn't think of anything that was remotely entertaining. Sorry man.

mitchg95 wrote:oh #@$% that sucks man, what kinda plane is it?

It was the kind of plane that he had no doubt shed blood, sweat and tears to get it just like he wanted it. Oh yeah, and money.

It was actually my son's plane; just a really nice flying highwinger. It has quite some time on it, but no dings and it was in excellent shape.

Realistically, I am really quite thankful no accident occurred and no one was hurt since I would have T-boned her on the driver's side, so a broken stab is pretty insignificant.

A couple of hours work and it'll be in the air again --- initially, I thought I might have to completely rebuild the stab, but after stripping the covering, I'm just going to repair and replace. I think I was more ticked over missing flying this evening than the damage. If it had been my Extra however, I would have been truly upset.

Thanks for the condolences, guys.

andrew

Almost the same thing happened to me a few years back.

Similar setup for holding it in the bed,,but the wingspan was far enough to reach the wheel wells in the truck. Plane slid forward on a hard stop,,dorked the rudder on the front of the bed and wingtips crunched on the wheel wells as it slid forward. Me being occasionally lazy and not wanting to remove the wing rubber bands and disconnect the wing cost me more hobby table time than there should have been. Another big whoops was putting the tool box in near the tailgate AFTER the plane was in, so it became the sliding/crushing anvil for the whole deal.

Ohhhh,,starting to fume just thinking about it again.

Lesson learned, now we think those things thru a bit more as we pack.

I'v cracked up a lot of stuff cause of blondes.

Yeah, I feel your pain. I can bite my lip and take it somewhat if a plane scrunches in action, but really get ticked if it takes a hit before it gets to the field! Hope the repair goes well !

I can see it now! A SRS (Supllimental Restraint System) for model aircraft in transit.

Newton's laws of physics are self-enforcing.

Always secure a load when it's put in motion.

SuperDave wrote:I can see it now! A SRS (Supllimental Restraint System) for model aircraft in transit.

Newton's laws of physics are self-enforcing.

Always secure a load when it's put in motion.

Not to far off,,a couple slobber loaded goodwill pillows go along way,, . airbags,,without the air so much.