>    just really got into this hobby,dont think i'm good 'nuf
 > for a contest!
 
You be surprised what entering a contest will do for your flying skills. You 
don't have to enter a full fledged contest, just try the fun flies until you 
feel comfortable.
 
 > anyway the wire on the battery pack came undone and it nosed-dived
 > into the
 > ground. i'm looking at getting a new bird,but dont have
 > a clue as to what
 > i want.
 
Are you sure it didn't come undone from the crash, did you do a range test 
when you first started to fly that day and charge the batteries up for 24 
hours the night before? The charging and range check are very important. I've 
meet guys that charge them up right after flying which is a good idea but the 
everything sits around for a week or two and then they go flying; what they 
don't realize is that the batteries start to self discharge so they are 
flying on batteries that aren't fully charged. Also I've seen guys fast 
charge Nicads that weren't meant to be and figured therew as nothing wrong, 
Fast charging overheats and damages normal Nicads.
 
TTYL
Rodney
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