The Need for Speed

So, the day my wife was going back I decided to change the prop from the 9x4.3 to the 9x7 I had in the house. I went ahead and did the change and topped off the lipo. Then I measured the draw at 16 static which is within burst for the battery and motor but over the normal draw. Good to go then.

I went ahead and took off at half throttle and putted around a bit. Then I climbed up and got ready for a dive. Now, the field I fly in has some prairie dogs and it's good fun to fly down at them, watch them run for their holes, and fly off. One of them doesn't get nearly so scared anymore, but that was what I was diving at. So I enter the dive, crank the throttle up to full, and when I pull up, something was not right about my plane. So I fly it above my head to get a closer look. Wouldn't you know, one of the ailerons pulled out of it's hinges and the plane is flying on just the other aileron.

Well, I hastily land and walk out to recover. Ran into a snake, meaning I saw it get out of my way before I stepped on it. I got the plane back, just the tabs pulled out, so no biggie. Now, if wasn't for my other hobbies I'd still be playing, but sooner or later I'll be back in the air.