Originally posted by Birdseed
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Does your radio gear report frame holds or frame losses? There is nothing about the bird that would make it behave like that. The MiG-29 just doesn’t do that (unless you fly fast with flaps down with weak servos).
Nothing in your set-up is out of the ordinary. Lots of folks are set up like yours is. The reflex ailerons and flaps will actually tend to hold the nose up. Take it from a full scale high performance glider pilot who uses reflex flaps all the time (but NOT for landing…it increases the stall speed too much).
Have someone take the MiG away and hold it up. Manipulate the controls through a predetermined pattern with the EDFs on. Try different attitudes in relationship to the transmitter (won’t be easy to do). Does the control movement violate the predetermined pattern? You gotta sort out the radio issue. It will cause a crash….most probably.
Are you using RF chokes? Search the forum and read/learn about them. I had a few uncommanded loss of control events (crashes) on other EDF birds before I started using them. I have had NONE since.
Solve the RADIO PROBLEM before you fly again. Know that the MiG airframe normally doesn’t do the stuff your video is showing.
Consider yourself VERY lucky! You might not get away with it again.
-GG
PS - A final thought…are you using heavy duty hardware to drive the full flying stabilizers? If not….pushrods might be bending under load.
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