AFTER MONTHS OF AGONY I HAVE COME TO THE FINAL CONCLUSION THAT TWO THINGS WERE CONTRIBUTORS.
A. BEING IN A HURRY TO GET THE BIRD IN THE AIR EACH TIME I FLEW.
B) FAILURE TO HAVE A CHECKLIST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF
FOREGOING ITEM A, I NEVER ONCE IN THE FEW FLIGHTSTHAT FOLLOWED, DID I EVER CHECK THE TIGHTNESS OF THE SCREW ON EACH WING PANEL THAT WOULD HELP HOLD FRICTION OF PANEL TO THE LARGE DOWEL I INSERTED IN BOTH.
ONCE I INSERTED THE SCREW DOWN INTO THE HOLES AND GAVE THEM A FEW TURNS, I NEVER TIGHTENED THEN.
THIS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CRASS WHEN I RELIVE THAT HORRIBLE MENTAL PICTURE. I DID A LOOP FIRST, THEN A LEFT ROLL; THEN A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN, THE VIBRATION FROM THE AIR FLOW OF THE LEFT WING PANEL HELPED TO COMPLETELY DISLODGE THE PANEL FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PANEL THEN SPUN A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIOR TO FREEING ITSELF FROM THE DOWEL. THEN THAT GUT WRENCHING OF KNOWING THE PANEL IS IN FREE FLIGHT TO THE GROUND.
THEN FOLLOWING A SLOW ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT THAT WING PANEL DISLODGED COMPLETELY AND FREELY FROM THE GLIDER AND BEGIN TO FLUTTER DOWNWARD.
THEN, THE THROTTLE WAS CUT AND THE NOSE DIVE BEGAN.
MY GRANDSON RETRIVED THE PIECES FROM THE FRESHLY DISKED FIELD FOR ME.
A. BEING IN A HURRY TO GET THE BIRD IN THE AIR EACH TIME I FLEW.
B) FAILURE TO HAVE A CHECKLIST PRIOR TO TAKE OFF
FOREGOING ITEM A, I NEVER ONCE IN THE FEW FLIGHTSTHAT FOLLOWED, DID I EVER CHECK THE TIGHTNESS OF THE SCREW ON EACH WING PANEL THAT WOULD HELP HOLD FRICTION OF PANEL TO THE LARGE DOWEL I INSERTED IN BOTH.
ONCE I INSERTED THE SCREW DOWN INTO THE HOLES AND GAVE THEM A FEW TURNS, I NEVER TIGHTENED THEN.
THIS WOULD BE THE PRIMARY CONTRIBUTOR TO THE CRASS WHEN I RELIVE THAT HORRIBLE MENTAL PICTURE. I DID A LOOP FIRST, THEN A LEFT ROLL; THEN A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN, THE VIBRATION FROM THE AIR FLOW OF THE LEFT WING PANEL HELPED TO COMPLETELY DISLODGE THE PANEL FROM THE FUSELAGE. THE PANEL THEN SPUN A COUPLE OF TIMES PRIOR TO FREEING ITSELF FROM THE DOWEL. THEN THAT GUT WRENCHING OF KNOWING THE PANEL IS IN FREE FLIGHT TO THE GROUND.
THEN FOLLOWING A SLOW ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT THAT WING PANEL DISLODGED COMPLETELY AND FREELY FROM THE GLIDER AND BEGIN TO FLUTTER DOWNWARD.
THEN, THE THROTTLE WAS CUT AND THE NOSE DIVE BEGAN.
MY GRANDSON RETRIVED THE PIECES FROM THE FRESHLY DISKED FIELD FOR ME.