Crash of my Eflite Carbon Z T28 Trojan 

I will use all my tricks and ingenuity to get this great plane back in the air!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is sad to see my friend. Iam always dreaming about this plane and its sad to see one like this. But thanks to God for foam Tac glue ;-) Never give up no matter what ;-) Big salute from Slovenia, Pilot Robert

This is one of my favorite planes. I'm very sorry this happened to you, brother. This dang hobby! We love it so much, why does it do this to us?

I've only been flying RC for about 6 months and have crashed into power lines several times. I feel your pain. I have faith in your ability to resurrect the T28. Its a great looking plane and seems to fly really well.

So sorry to see this happen to this awesome T-28.Best of luck in the rebuild,I would love to see you flying this again! Thank for the video,but hate to see this!

What a heartbreaker! I know that was a LONG walk to check on your big beautiful warbird. Hope u get it back in top shape!!

Love the honesty and I've done the exact thing with my freewing T33 ..gone! Heart breaking! It is all part of the hobby,so I'm told? The lesson if there is to be one...don't fly what you cant buy. Also, don't fall in love with your plane,she'll break your heart.

I know you'll get over it... We all know that feeling... When that happened to my FMS Pitts smashed after a 10s flight (+ new Spektrum 5000mAh 6s wide open) I thought I would give up with the hobby (my budget/ space allocated for RC are quite limited). So cheer up! Keep on flying! You're doing a great job sharing this with us!

Thanks for posting this again I must have missed this last year. I crying with ya. Danny

This video is a load off for all of us who crash, even the good ones crash, thanks and keep on flying.

Hey brother, you nailed those landings every time. Great job.

I feel your pain and loss. It was sad to see that happen but thanks for posting this as a cautionary tale. I have some power lines that are out towards where I start my landing approaches. And the bigger my planes get the closer I get to those lines. Seeing this will make me a bit more aware next time.

Sorry to see this great plane hit the lines ,. It’s easy to loose peripheral vision for a few seconds when you’re focusing on your core vision of the plane .. I really hope you get this bird back up and you enjoy it . All the best and thank you for sharing as I’m sure this will help many people .

So sorry to see that. Going to get one of these soon. Hope she flies again.

I know very well that disheartening feeling. Horizon Hobby loves us

My sympathies. Last week I did almost same thing with my arrows corsair. I hit the top of a treeline on landing approach that I thought I was in front of. Its a sickening feeling when you hear the crash ....that is old eyes for you. After two years flying its the first plane that has not been repairable, still at top of tree after a weeks snow and rain ....... hoping I may get receiver back when next storm blows it down. Stay positive :) Andy in UK,

My heart sank too. Usually mine don't quite clear a roof of a building when I feel like Im good. I feel for you. I know that feeling all too well!

To bad! You fly that beauty so well and darn those obstacles.

That's sad and very bad luck. I hope you get it fixed soon and back in the air again. The same thing happened me over 20 years ago with a different plane. I do however have this plane too and it is a great flyer. Good luck with the repair.

Man That's Just Bad Luck, Can't Wait For The Rise Of The Cz T28, Jeff in Lower LA

Ooooo. That hurts. After seeing the title, I could see where that must be going as it headed toward the power lines; I did that once, but with a tiny scratch build, not my biggest, favorite plane! Hope you can get it flying again.

Oh noooo !! Sorry to watch your awesome plane crash. Really feel bad it's a awesome looking plane

I don't like to see crashes but I was betting I could guess what your "bad" word was. The last word out of a pilot's mouth just before the crash is the word you used and I did guess right. Really sorry to see such a beautiful plane wrecked. The carnage always looks worse in the first few minutes. I'm just a beginner and I can already see it's quite repairable with some glue, tape, and a few new parts. You being an experienced pilot and expert plane repairman will do a fine job I'm sure. Love to see the complete repair videos as a short series. Thanks for showing the "good, the bad and the ugly".

Hello Fat Guy Flies RC! That Trojan was flying exceptionally great. With some glue and replacements you'll have it back in air in short time. Salutes my friend and happy landings. :)

Sorry for the bang up, bud! Been there ane I feel like that's me.. "Oh Man". Its so annoying when its totally unexpected and you feel like you're in the clear. Take care mate. Nick

I like that plane, nice big flyer. Sorry about the crash.

Dang buddy! That was tough to watch. Keep that chin up man, she'll be back in the air in no time. ;-)

Sorry about that crash. Btw, I've noticed you like to stand very close to where you line up for a landing. From my experience, if I were standing too close to the lineup, I'd have trouble figuring out the distance to the plane. So I always stand about 10-15ft away from where I line up my plane for a landing. That leaves me some angle to get a better idea of how far or how close I am with the plane. And 10-15ft is not too far to see if the plane is lining up properly. Hope you could get her flying again.

Poor T-28 !! may he rest in peace in a blue sky! one of the few I was not able to get in my collection..Have a great day!

That was some bad luck my friend but as we say here in the UK, Chin up my man fix it up and fly it again, never be downhearted, stay safe and with my best regards from Alan in the UK 👍👍👍❤

Look great for most of the vid , did this plane make it back ?

It happens to all of us (Never commented before on your videos, I haven’t been flying for awhile and am just getting going again in the hobby have a lot to learn!) BUT with a clear mind, glue, and new parts she can fly again!

Very Sorry for the loss of that bird I know you enjoy it so much. At least no one was hurt, and hopefully you can repair it may God Grace you with anything you need.

Man, i missed this one.. That hurt.. I take it you were able to rebuild her. I must of missed this first go around.. 😢

Very Cool.

Nice plane.

😔 Sorry to see that happen, it’s not a total loss, you still have the ESC, servos, receiver and maybe the motor. Sorry to see that happen you were doing such a great job.

Doesn't look too bad! You're like me. It's always worse when you see it at first. Good luck getting her back in the air... :)

In my book you're still an awesome flier keep up the good work somehow you will get blessed guaranteed aloha.

Don't feel lonely. I have done the exact thing.

Did you get it fixed? Also have you flown the new 1.2 Trojan? I'm wondering which trojan is faster now too.

Been there did that. Hit a cell tower on 3 separate occasions. Was the airplane o the road when you found it?

At least your life is still intact, praise Jesus for that. It’s the beauty of remote rc flying, can’t say the same for your wallet mind you. You took that 100% better than I am capable of. Thanks for sharing it with us x

Nice flying t-28 but doesn't crash well , recommend smaller t-28 , won't fly so far out ! The new e flight t-28 ,Nice yellow finish ! Keep up the good work!

When I saw that flying, I thought how docile it looked and how nice it slowed down. Had to be some kind of mechanical failure... Did not see that one coming!

I'm sorry. I have seen many times that one has not estimated the distance. It happened to me too. I wish you all the best. Peter from Slovakia

Looks worse than it is easy fix! New fuselage, motor, prop and glue the wing she will be back up in no time. I just missed a power line by inches with my Freewing Venom a week ago, not always easy to judge at a distance. You got this man.

Thats Bad, im sorry about it. Like 40✌️

Tough break my friend. Yeah looks fixable from here, with some UHU.. I hope the electronics didn't get fried. Make a video of the repair so we can get a better look at the damage.. 👍

sorry for your plane , i am sure you get back to fly again very soon!

I did the same thing but only the power wire sawed my complete ruder off buddy . You can get a new fuselage , cow , motor /prop , that complete front gear . You can do a short glue joint with a small spar for that wing-crack .small fixes an she's back in the air bro 👍 . Good video ... Go on an get her back on the horse she's worth it .

Hello 👋🏾 from Montréal Québec it in Canada 🇨🇦 lest hope she fly again ✌🏾

Hey! I now read that you mainly film by yourself! The GoPro moves with moving objects? Sad for this T-28, but that aerobatic looked pretty cool! :) Our field jus a powerline (but not on the way of the runway but many many big trees and forest surrounding the field. Many including me have "landed" many times on trees. That´s really shity :/

Wow sorry to see that happen!

When I saw the title I was wondering how do you crash such a gentle flyer? The answer was shocking. My advice when you fly a larger plane than you are used to - beware that it is farther away than you think because it is bigger. Ask me how I know - ok I'll tell you - I was coming in to make my first landing with a bigger plane than I had before, maybe you guessed it - I landed in the grass 10 feet before I got to the runway - lesson learned. Now when I fly a bigger than I've had before I stand right at the start of the runway the first landing so I get a better idea of her distance from the start of the runway. I bought this 2.0m T-28 last week and it is bigger than previous planes I have owned. So I took my own advice and had a good landing. Glad I listened to me and learned from someone else's mistake - ha, see what I did there ! Warning the foam thickness is paper thin right where it needs to be thick and strong above the retracts. The used T-28 I bought was repaired on one side where the retract punched thru - probably on a hard landing - and had a crack on the other side. So I have reinforced that weak area to prevent future punching thru. I think this plane should have stronger rods and clevis to support such a big plane - what do you suggest to use ?

I recently nose dived two of these into the ground going about 40mph lol. Time to buy 2 more or maybe 3 or 4!!

Sorry to see that Greg, leave her for a week or two and come back with fresh determination, she'll fly again 🤔

Well, at least you got to fly it some. In my video, it caught FIRE 🔥 before I ever got to take off! Still brother, I hate this outcome for ya. Better luck and my regards, Dave

Gorella glue, problem solve 👍🏽 $540 is not down the drain mate. Just a few new parts n sort that itchy landing gear out in the same time beautiful flying tho. Btw that's my fav all time plane 😍.

Me too. On a perfect approach a telephone pole flew right into my plane. I compare it to gambling. It's fun, but palms are always a little damp. You have to always be ready for that jolt to the wallet. Feel your pain. Peace from California!

Awe man!!!

i'm confident that you can get her back in the air again very soon.

Sorry about that. She was flying so good.

It’s always those power lines! First the marlin now the z t28... I’m sorry your loss... I can tell that you were wayyy more worried for this one than the marlin

Sorry about that, that is a great flying plane

That sux my friend! BUT, when I was learning to fly years ago, I was told: "there's 2 types of planes. Those that crash, & those that haven't crashed YET". Never understood it til my 1st crash (60 sized {nitro} u can do 3d). My fiancee bought me it for an early Christmas present. I test flew it the 23rd of Christmas, that year. I had my LHS overnight me a fuselage THAT day, got it Christmas Eve, had is new again Christmas day. ($80.00 fuse, $150.00 shipping). She NEVER knew. Until 5 years later.

That was horrific. Sure hope you can restore her, it is a beautiful plane. I'm betting on you.

I have this plane still in its box it is so expensive in the UK(£699..00) that I am keeping it to look at for now lol. The saving grace about the accident was it was not a fault with the planes aerodynamics or radio gear. Sometimes s**t just happens you'll know when you fix that it will be a good flyer again. Good luck

Mine does the same thing with one landing gear, then it works second time. How do I fix?

Wow, sorry this happened. It really didn't look like from the video you were that far out and near the power line. I've crashed a few myself. Great flying plane though.

That was hard to watch ! Power lines and flying field don't work out well ! I am sure you will get it back flying!

It happens. I hit one with my futura . And I fly the same spot always lol

I had no clue that you were that far out either. You just don't realize how far out you are when you're used to flying smaller scale. I hit a power line on my 2nd flight ever about a year ago and lost my AeroScout, but I'm still here too. Keep up the RC!

Sad. But it seems the pilot survived. Did he require counselling?

That's gonna leave a mark! Looks fixable though. Just start buying CA by the quart! Hope you get her back in the air.

Halp , having ESC wornnig on my radio. Saying-" 13.5v 71.4a 102.2f". What i cam do ?

very unfortunate, my condolences

Yikes....Heck of a mess after impact....

So sorry my friend......

Happened to one of my planes on the maiden. Battery didn't survive either. It happens.

Sorry to see the crash. It happens to all............ she flew well

I feel ur pain, if theres 1 pole in a huge field I will find it : ( SlowJo

Sure hate to see such a awesome plane crash,but that's part of the hobby. You have some work ahead of you but you can fix her up.

Oh NO - so sorry , I love that Bird - Power lines are not good news are they - My problem is when flying a big aircraft - such as my 2m Opterra It is the Perspective - if it is the same size as my smaller aircraft - then as we all know it is further away !!! I came in for a landing and suddenly my Opterra vanished (behind a Bush) - now normally with my smaller aircraft they come in front of the bush !!! - all down to size perspective - I do hope you can make repairs - such a nice BIG gentle giant needs to fly again... Stay Safe and Well

Crap, of course I left the comment before I watch the whole video. Anyways, I hope you get it back in the air soon.

So sorry my friend... The power lines again!!! 😱

Been there with bigger planes!

Just sucks it had to be your biggest plane right? This recently happened to me with my air tractor. My depth perception was a little off and my wing clipped a flood light post. I certainly hope you can repair it.... and hope at least the electronics aren't fried.

Well that sucks! At least you didn't need a plastic bag to collect a pile of snow,. Foam safe CA will do its thing, a few new parts and the Z T28 will be back in the air (sporting a few war wound scars).

Duke Enengy would not put the big orange balls back up after they were blown down by a hurricane. I returned the balls to them and asked that they be put back up. The supervisor said no. I have been thinking about erecting a tall pipe with a huge round ball mounted on top at the far end of the field. it would need to be at the same level as the power lines. I need to do some calculations to see how high it needs to be. Those power lines are al;most impossible to see when there are grey clouds in the background. in the meantime imagine a line between those 2 power poles and dont let the glidepath descend below that imaginary line until your aircraft is halfway between the power lines and the end of the runway. just my 2 cents.

I did the same in 2008 with an ElectriStar

What a shame I would plan on saving that plane for a winter repair project.

Recently I flew one into the side of a Hillside lol. I swear I had enough room to clear it but nope... Wham! lol lol lol

Never fly near power lines/poles/trees/ learned this when flying U control stuff,, along time ago,, and you did this 2 times?

At least you don't hit a person or a car. Sorry for your plane but repair is part of the show. Nice previous landings

Sorry to see my friend :/

Win some lose so , we all been there. I know how you feeling.

Very unfortunate that this plane is no longer available.

I considered not liking this one, so sad. Get her back together!

Dang; so sorry...seems like when I fly something bigger, it doesn't seem that far away :-) ... a little plywood in the front, good to go...