Loc8tor

[octagon]

After searching for my errant H9 P40 that went missing 2 Saturdays ago I wondered why the onboard Loc8tor did not work. I finally found it on my third sojourn into and beyond the corn. I was aided by Glenn, Oscar, Roger That, and a friend from Florida. It was finally located in the alfalfa field south of the corn field. We found everything except the Loc8tor disk that was on board at the time of the crash. It was hard to understand why, when even standing right over the crash site there was no signal. I think I have figured it out. Last night as i was packing up after flying, I was putting the disk away when I dropped it on the grass from table height. It popped open like a clam on the barbecue! If it opened that easy on grass, it is pretty obvious that is what happened in the crash of the P40. I think for anyone using the Loc8tor, it would be a good idea to tape the onboard disk closed so it does not open on impact.