ORIGINAL: flytreetimes
I certainly would put Aeroworks well above others like Redwing/ Goldwing in build quality. A fellow flyer purchased an S Bach 50cc, its undercarriage litterly fell apart, destroyed the entire underside of the fuselage on his second glass smooth landing. It came out twice more before he actually cut out all the crap wood and built his own from quality aircraft ply. Each of three times it took out a $80 CF prop too!
I discovered the ''hot melt'' only after my stupid crash, the joints pulled apart down one side of the fusleage on the Extra 300. i was able to scrape the glue off and push everything back into place, replacing only some sheeting on fuse side and reinforcing the undercarriage mounts. It likely would have lasted forever except for my stupid pilot error.
As I stated before, the only sore spot is the aluminum LG, it should come with the CF stuff, the aluminum is all but useless. Even on perfect landings, it has bent 5 out of 6 times. FWIW flytreetimes
I have noticed the crappy glue as well. I think they are watering it down so much that is does not do anything at all. If it is hot glue then it is of so poor a quality that why even put it on there? It rarely sticks. You can grab the edge of it and pull it off the wood. You know the airframe is going to fall to pieces after a short time. What will probably happen is that those that make sure their suppliers supply quality aircraft will wind up getting to repeat buyers.
I am re-gluing a brand new plane right now that has never seen the air. I had to replace all aileron hinges, repair areas that were broken or not glued. Nothing fits at all. Not one piece of hardware would work. I just thinned some epoxy and am brushing it over areas that have little or no glue at all.
When I get done I should have a somewhat decent plane, but just how much will I have in it? New hardware, new hinges, labor, etc....If you are going to get a deal and wind up spending the extra 100 or so, you could just buy something better and not have to do all the labor!