Shaun Evans

Ok,

Here's my first draft. I'm sure you guys can add some helpful points. Imagine this digitally signed by every jet guy who buys ARF jets, showing up in the mailboxes of all the factory owners...

Dear Jet Model Manufacturer,

In the interest of furthering the good relations between us, the end-users and consumers of your fine products and you, the manufacturers of our beloved ARF jet models, we offer you this notification of a critical change in what we consider acceptable minimum standard requirements for ARF jet models built in your factory.

Henceforth, all newly constructed Ready-to-Fly or Almost-Ready-to-Fly remotely-controlled model aircraft intended for use with turbine engines shall be shipped with the following required photo documentation:

1. Clear color photos of main wing internal construction prior to installation of the sheeting/skin (showing spars, ribs, hard-points, hinge-blocks, landing gear mounts and/or any other critical structures).

2. Clear color photos of tail plane construction prior to installation of the sheeting/skin (showing spars, ribs, shaft bearing blocks, anti-rotation hardware, hinge blocks (in the case of vertical fins or fixed stabilizers with hinged elevators) etc.).

3. Clear color photos of any area or apparatus that is considered a critical structure and is not visible to the end user without extraordinary inspection (such as cutting into closed structures).

We feel that this will go a long way toward eliminating guess-work; providing peace-of-mind for the end-user and the manufacturer; reducing adversarial differences-of-opinion as to the cause or nature of a failure; allowing the end-user to make a more informed decision on what, if any, modifications and/or enhancements are necessary; and increasing the size and longevity of your customer base by increasing the margin of safety in the operation of these models.

We understand that this requirement will add a small amount of time and work to your process, so we will not object to a nominal surcharge for the photo-documentation. Please understand, however, that this photo-documentation needs to be of each individual model and not a batch, general sample, etc. The end-user needs to be furnished with the above-described photographs for his specific, individual model. Again, this documentation shall be considered a necessary included component to the shipped model as much as a fuselage or wing is. It is our intention to only buy models from those factories that provide this documentation with each kit or ARF they sell.

Respectfully, the undersigned members of the jet-modelling community..


Ok, whaddaya think?