Winter build project: Wolfgang Matt’s ATLAS

On the 18th of May my Atlas would have been one year old, alas, this evening it fell out of the sky as I came in to land.


I figure I stalled it, I'd almost completed the final turn, which was quite relaxed, when the right wing dropped significantly, I didn't have the height or skill to get out of it.

What seemed rather apt was that I was listening to the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy in the car on my way up to the field:

“What to do if you find yourself stuck in a crack in the ground underneath a giant boulder you can't move, with no hope of rescue. Consider how lucky you are that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your current circumstances seems more likely, consider how lucky you are that it won't be troubling you much longer.”

That's a shame...and not repairable this time by the looks of things.

Sorry to see that Chris, will you build another one??

I've not looked too closely, but I think any repair work would be getting for the same amount of work to build new, the wing has snapped, the nose crumpled and the back broken.

I did have the good fortune to 'land' on the boundary between two fields so didn't have to go hunting in the middle of a field for it, there is a silver lining to everything.

Fishing is looking like an attractive hobby at the moment.

Sorry to here that Chris perhaps I will wait another year before I try mine.

Sorry to see this image. Such a nice flyer too. Because you have experience of the earlier build maybe speed through another construction.

Or does sailing boats look favourable now?