psychology of losing a plane

[paul smith]

Hi Guys
just throwing this one out there any thoughts

[andywynn]

s*!t happens as long as no-one is hurt then its part of the hobby. If loosing one is going to upset you dont fly.

My 2ps

[Paul Williams]

I was taught that whilst it is in the air treat it as a total loss, when the wheels are back on the ground safely all is good.

[Rob Buckley]

I always try & remember where I put mine.

[Alan Cantwell 1131]

If you have done everything you can to keep it safe, and something goes wrong, and its dead, then youve done what you can, and you move on, my lad had big aerobats, DA150s and the sort, i taught him at an early age that, when its in the air, its value is naught, when you have finished playing, whatever you get for it is proffit, if it dies, it dies, but you must do your utmost, both in gear install, and build, to protect it, no short cuts, loved Robs reply

[paul needham]

As the posters say..... ''keep calm and carry on''
I find that a good crash is gods way of telling you it's time to build / buy something else (thats what I tell the misses anyway)
The hardest bit is picking up the pieces as sproutland seems to be covered in 10 foot high sweetcorn at the moment.

[Dave Parry]

Hmmmmmmmm!! Ten foot Yellow sprouts, now there a novelty.

[Ken Bones]

I was taught that whilst it is in the air treat it as a total loss, when the wheels are back on the ground safely all is good.

You would think eh! Until a wayward model hits it whilst its parked up.

Bonzey

[Chris Bradbury]

I always tell people to only fly what they're prepared to lose, as no matter how good you are losses can happen.

Also, my philosophy is that any model is a bigger waste of money sat on a shelf gathering dust than it will ever be planted in the dirt.

[Dave Hayfield]

\\\\\\\\\Confucius says that "If all of us gave up after losing a plane there would be no aeromodellers"

[Alan King]

I was taught in all things that if you don't first succeed to try, try and try again, i also think that if we look at full size we will see that failure to fly often means perseverance to get better, just think if the Wright brothers and there ilk had given up they would be the Wrong brothers ( yes i know all the claims that others may have flown before them but then the Wrights knew that cameras stopped all doubt or rather the power of advertising) So I fly to see my creation leave the earth and defy gravity and then every now and then the earth rears up and smotes my creation reminding me that Gravity sucks. To build a flying model to sit on a shelf is like buying a Ferrari for your mother in law.

[Bob Thompson1894]

\\\\\\\\\Confucius says that "If all of us gave up after losing a plane there would be no aeromodellers"

I have a good Confucius joke but the LMA Watch Committee will indignantly complain, so I best not....

[Dave Parry]

Wise chose Bob

[Sverrir Gunnlaugsson]

If it's just my stuff and no one is hurt I can live with it! As others have said I've written it off when it's bought and everything I get out of it after that is a bonus. Be it flight time or resale value.

As fate would have it I never had a major mishap until after I got my first large jet, lol.

I was taught in all things that if you don't first succeed to try, try and try again...

If at first you don't succeed... skydiving isn't for you!