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Old 05-01-2021, 05:57 PM
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Then I tried to get my Estes Tom Cat to get a good flight. Last time I flew it, a wing deployed early and, although it did some acrobatic maneuvers, did settle into a glide about 10 feet off the ground.

So, today's flight was supposed to have addressed those issues. I addressed them so well that the wings didn't deploy at all (well not until it nosed into the thankfully soft ground). Not much damage (easily repairable) but I've decided I'm going to just redo the wire wing restraints entirely.
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