Kenny Chandler has been biting at the bit to fly his Seagull Edge 540, and today he and Greg spent time tuning it up. Greg took it up first, then Kenny flew it several time. He did an awesome job with the build and the flying!
Kenny and Greg working it up.
Kenny after his first flight today!
Sweet plane, proud pilot!
Unfortunately, and much to his chagrin, he was trouble shooting motor problems when it struck again at the worst possible moment. As he was finishing his downwind leg and about to turn to base the motor quit. This plane does not do well without power and tip stalls in turns fast. He was trapped. The trees were coming up, he could not climb, and it would be a sharp turn. The plane chose for him and started to turn left, away from the runway. Running out of altitude, she stalled. He got the nose up and got her leveled out so she hit the ground flat, but hard. Her gear sheared off and her wings bounced down hard enough to bend the wing tube and crack the fuse along the wing slots. All repairable, but Kenny was dying... You saved her, Kenny, and she is fixable!
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