Mike carr

Wondering if anyone knows who is either the Australian or Victorian dealer for FEJ I've been grappling for days now and just can't seem to get myself to do an offshore wire transfer without buyer protection like PayPal
cheers

tulz161

Is this a joke?

George

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Mike carr

Why would it be a joke??.

jws_aces

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Mike,

Paypal want give you protection after 60 days...Most of the time in the past Fly Eagle and most of the other brands will take at least 8 weeks+ to fill your order.

Best of luck if you decide to move forward with Flyeagle. If you do a little bit of searching you will find out why the statment of a Joke was made.

bluescoobydoo

you must be mad to even consider fly eagle they will take your money and send you either nothing in return or a dog turd that looks like a jet

schroedm

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Hi Mike,

I'll assume you're not a regular forum visitor so will point you to some background reading that others are referring to. You can decide if your money is safe afterwards.......

A quick google....

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-j...rida-jets.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-j...et-2014-a.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-j...ej-honest.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11474504-fly-eagle-jet-f-14-crash-video.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11591062-cautionary-tale-before-you-buy-fly-eagle-jet-direct-factory.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11603260-fly-eagle-jets-best-west-2014-a.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11568954-kentucky-fej-big-hawk-crash-video.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11603318-post-your-fejs-crash-info.html
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/rc-jets-120/11603161-big-fej-hawk-down-wing-collapse-reported.html

Hope it helps you decide either way!

invertmast

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There i fixed it for you.. Its in bold

jws_aces

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Thanks....oversite error

E.N.T.

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Weird first post- joined in sept. 2014 Trying to buy from Fly Eagle???????

hmarmaizmd717

drac1

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Why is that weird a post?

Everyone has to join sometime and have a first post sometime. He is after information and that's what RCU is for.

sysiek

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FEJ should be banned everywhere at least till the learn how to make air worthy airframes and give all stollen money to the previous buyers ,
I'm surprised the are some people the like to buy one after all the threads on rcu and rcg

E.N.T.

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It seems that you don't get it. I don't care if you buy from them or not, BUT, these threads
have been running for quite some time, SO, if you want to deal with FEJ it's your own
business and money. BUT don't come now asking as if you didn't know what was happening
for several months to present time. Everybody knows about these problems, and the pity is
FEJ doesn't care as long as they get your money, and no correction of their problems is achieved.
hmarmaizmd717

drac1

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1. Don't get what?
2. We don't care that you don't care.
3. Exactly, so why is it bothering you?
4. He didn't pretend not to know about any issues with FEJ and he didn't ask whether anyone has had problems with them.

Mike simply asked whether anyone knows of a distributor in Australia because he doesn't feel comfortable doing a EFT to an international account, as there is no protection like you get when using PayPal.

A simple and normal question. He is a new member on RCU looking for info and you shot him down in flames. If you can't contribute with a relevant response, may I suggest you don't bother replying.

LGM Graphix

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Mike,
I think the best answer to your question would be, if FEJ's doesn't list a dealer network on their site, and you cannot easily find a dealer in Australia that carrys FEJ, you probably want to stay away from them. There can't be that many hobby stores that deal in jets in Australia so keep in mind if it's this hard to find a dealer, how easy do you think it will be to find resolutions to potential problems?

I won't go on about the FEJ issues because they are done to death on RCU, but the smart money says, if you can't find a local dealer, question why.

drac1

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Sounds like a good idea.

sysiek

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Once upon a time that was a company called FEJ and they died of natural causes ,no not natural causes they died because they didn't give a rats ass .

Mike carr

Thanks guys yes I'm new to rcu but I've been flying planes & helis for over 25 yrs and just getting into jets
thanks to all the positive responses and cheers to the smart asses as well
every product has good and bad whether it be fej or skymaster or bvm etc etc
and a lot of issues can be pointed back to pilot error or poor setup

BUT IT HAS JUST CONFIRMED THE REASON I HAVENT JOINED FORUMS
TOO MANY SMART ASSES ����������

dubd

Your comment is the opposite of smart.

Mike carr

Point taken

Levi Wags

Hey Mike,

Sure mate theres some smart mouths on here but also some great people with tons of knowledge and experience. Just filter the s%?t

luv2flyrc

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Mike, the guys here are just trying to save you a lot of money and disappointment. Don't lump FEJ with the other companies, they have literally stolen money from people on here. ie. people send them money and get no jet or only part of the jet.

Using PAYPAL or a dealer will NOT protect you from this. Paypal's protection expires after 45 days and the dealer will get no more co-operation from FEJ than you will. He will either have to refund you from his own pocket or tell you it's out of his hands. This is why there are no serious dealers.

Mike

raron455

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Mike, Its not your fault,, If you didn't know the history of FEJ, I didn't when I bought mine. I bought one of the older 1/8 f16's, it was a great flying plane, I lost it due to rudder flutter, but I don't really blame FEJ, I had a 120sx (31lb) turbine in mine, on my 14th flight I had a member out with a radar gun and I poured the coals to it, as it came by HAULIN, the rudder started fluttering and the entire back of the jet started twisting, I was able to control the impact, and really only broke the nose of the plane, and of course the rear stabilizer, and fuselage seams. didn't hurt the turbine, or gear, didnt even break a fuel line. inspection of the rear stab showed that the rudder mount that was glued into the stabilizer had broken loose, the servo was still mounted to the wood ,but the wood was not epoxied in the stab anymore,, SO does that mean my FEJ is garbage,,almost EVERYONE on this forum is going to tell you that is the case,, however I take a lot of the blame, It was my first turbine, I but a bigger engine than it was supposed to have, I OVERSPED IT. SO, this is my exact experience with FEJ,, These guys have good intentions trying to let members know about FEJ's history, and lack of business ethics, They don't want to see another member lose their money, or get a badly designed jet, and to be honest with you, from what I read, I wouldn't touch one of their newer jets with the Honeycomb design with a 10ft pole.

The FEJ problem on RCU is a certain group of members, anytime someone makes a post about FEJ that is not bashing them, there is a group that instantly attacks the member making the post, this intial negative response is exactly what drives members and pilots away from this forum, which is truly a shame, because the truth is when it comes to RC jets, this forum has some of the smartest, and most experienced people out there, The problem is there are some real jerks on here too, and its hard to put up with these people, and yes a couple of them have responded to your post, its an easy read to identify these guys. The truth is, FEJ has burned a multitude of members here, and there have been multiple well known pilots who have lost their fej jets in straight level flight, but there are also people here who may have caused their jets failure, Just as I believe I did with mine, but they will never admit to it,, The end decision is just like the money, its yours,, personally I would not take the chance with Fej, I would recommend buying from another manufacturer, Yes they all may have quality issues come up, but none of the other big ones has such a bad rep with taking customers money, and not delivering anything, or not building the way a customer specified and paid extra for,
No matter what you choose, I wish you success and happy flights,, and don't let the RCU jerks turn you away from the good members on this site,,,

jws_aces

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You my sir are correct... Great summary and I hope Mike you make the right choice. Best of luck and yes do come back for help.

E.N.T.

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Drac1; if that's your name; I'm 65 years old and an ENT surgeon, who began flying ducted fans since
they came out. Went to multiple jet events, that's because I live 2 hours from Fla. So that means over
25 years ago. I think I can offer my opinions on some facts, on others if I don't know I'll keep them.
Some things bother me as the first post from this gentleman, so if he has over 15 years experience
in this hobby, I should assume what RCUniverse is all about.
So nothing bothers me anymore even your dirispectful comments towards me.
I don't insult anyone because that's cowardice for people.

HMArmaiz M.D.