The 3 Second Flight...

Well Christmas came a day early since my wife has to work on Christmas Day, which means I got my plane today!  After about 1 hour of putting it together I was itching to fly.  We went up to my in-laws house after we opened gifts and I scouted out a nice place to fly.  It was short grass with a few small bumps that should have worked just nicely...  The wind wasn't too strong either, or so I thought.  I pushed the throttle forward and the plane taxied to the left and bit the grass.  Take off attempt number 1: fail.  Take off attempt number 2 came next.  I pushed the throttle forward, the plane started bouncing in the grass and having a hard time gaining speed, so I gave it full throttle and pulled back on the elevator to the max to create some lift.  As soon as the plane lifted off it went completely vertical (because my elevator was still all the way back), instantly catching the wind, and fell backwards into a roll and slammed into the ground, snapping off both wings and breaking a blade off the propeller.  3 lousy seconds of flight time.  What a disappointment...  However, I did not fret.  I had luckily visited my local hobby store and picked up some 30 min epoxy, not to mention I had an extra propeller that came with the plane.  As of now the epoxy has cured and the plane is back into flying condition.  Tomorrow, if the wind permits, we will try to have take off attempt number 3, and hopefully this time with a better outcome.  :)