sskianpour
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Well I have to say I am impressed...
After all the dust has settled with the whole RC jet models/Wagner/Fei Bao drama, I am the proud owner of a beautiful Mig 21 ARF that was shipped as promised by Catherine from Fei Bao.
I have to admit at first I was apprehensive, especially since I had to have my credit card company reimburse me my $2100 that I had originally given rcjetmodels. But contacting and doing business with Catherine & Fei Bao was as easy as 1-2-3.
1. I shot her an e-mail (China is opposite time zone so their morning is our night so if you fire out an e-mail around 7-9 p.m. our time Catherine usually responds within a few hours and ALWAYS by next morning for us).
2. Catherine stepped up to the plate and offered to complete plane with no down payment and to update me with regular photos so I can approve color schemes, etc...
3. When finished product was ready, I received full color photos of plane assembled, a bill I could follow and understand, and a nice discount for shipping and other goodies.
BY THE WAY...Now you can get All Fei Bao planes from Mike Denilin and Global Jet Club right here in the US...
So why is this a professional build thread? Well, I certainly am no pro, and I really wanted to see what a professionally built plane looks, acts, flies like...(especially the interior electronics neatness which is so hard when you have so many wires and tubes with jets...) Enter Eric Clapp (Jet Central Turbines) and Bill Hatcher (Hatcher's Hangar Building Service).
I know what you are thinking, Eric is JC Rep in North America what does this he have to do with plane building? Well, he is old enough to have seen the first flight at Kittyhawk  sorry Eric  and he has a side business that is completely unrelated to his primary occupation as a JC Rep, and that is the fact that he and Bill Hatcher make a great partnership of experienced, competent, diligent plane builders that offer full service from start to finish at an excellent rate.
So...I had the plane shipped directly from China to North Port Florida where these two fine gents reside. Work has just begun, and over the next few weeks I will be posting regular updates, photos, and tips from these fellas. Obviously, they will likely want to chime in themselves, as like everyone else, until this plane is done, I am just an observer rooting on the home team.
I will soon post some preliminary photos soon as sent by Bill and talk about what servos, valves, engine, etc... is being contemplated. The experts will likely correct me where necessary and since I am not there, they will hopefully be commenting on small fixes, overall quality, and their general impressions of the plane & build.
Look, I enjoy building, repairing, and tinkering as much as the next guy. I am currently scratch building an SBD-5 Dauntless from Jerry Bates plans, and my first 4 planes were kit built in the late 80's / early 90's and I'd like to think I am not a complete dunse when it comes to putting an ARF together, but there is a difference between the way an average joe like me puts a plane together and the way an expert who does this for a living puts it together. I mean everybody can buy a betty crocker cake mix box, burn a couple of cake halves in the oven and slap some pre-made frosting on and I am sure that tasted just fine on Sunday watching the game with some burgers, but if it's a special occasion, you might want to let a bakery do the job especially since their version looks and tastes a hell of a lot better.
Hope this thread helps anybody thinking of buying Fei Bao or building a Mig 21 from Fei Bao, and most importantly, if you're swamed with no time and just need a great jet to fly with little cost to pay out, you may consider hiring this tandem of guys for your next build and have them do all the work while you do all the flying! I am sure you can contact them directly through this thread as they will appear from time to time, and if you want, just e-mail or pm me and I will give you their direct contact info so you can get a quote and chat with them about your builds.
< Message edited by sskianpour -- 9/25/2009 8:36 AM >
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