I make a decision to approach from the right crosswind with a view to applying rudder and opposite aileron at the last moment to face into wind and land. I apply sufficient throttle to ensure airspeed and throw in the rudder, anticipating the turn and ready to level with aileron.
What happens? Nothing happens! Other than the model is flying straight at me and gathering bspeed. I duck and apply full power; thankfully she responds to aileron and goes around for another circuit. This time I try nothing fancy and bring her in straight down the strip with plenty of power and she sets down safely.

On retrieving the model we notice that the rudder pushrod has slipped its collet as the grub screw holding it had loosened hence no rudder! What is more, as the model is carried away I realise that the elevator too was flapping in the breeze having suffered the same fate!

Now of course at this point both pilots are bemoaning the mid-air but it occurred to me that the pilot of the Angel should in reality be utterly grateful to the pilot of the fun-fly.

Why? Simply because had, the mid air not occurred, the Abngel would have bit the dust due to lack of elevator and rudder. As it happens the Angel suffered no damage at all from the impact and, because it is obligatory to land after a mid air (voluntarily or not), the flight was terminated early. The moral is of course, that if you insist on using adjustable collets to secure your surfaces make damn sure you Loctite® your grub screws or suffer the consequences!!