ORIGINAL: mario73
I recently bought an Aeroworks Extra 300 50cc and it arrived with some damage. Some of the fuselage formers were cracked on the bottom of the airframe. Aeroworks did a decent job trying to fix things however, the airplane was out of stock. I would have had to wait until the end of July or begining of August for a replacement fuse. I reluctantly decided to fix the formers as I did not want to wait until the end of the season for a replacement. I talked with a friend who just recieved the same airplane with exactly the same problem. I flew the plane yesterday and it flew great, tracked well, and very smooth. I had planned the 100-150 cc yak as my next project however If this is a systemic problem with aeroworks I may rethink that. I have heard nothing but great things about Aeroworks and my experience with them has been ok. I was very impressed with the customer service but since I know of two airframes with exactly the same damage, I wonder if perhaps their QC is subpar. Has anyone out there had a similiar experience with the company?
I have a buddy that buys AW planes mostly around the 60-90 size and for the most part his have always come in pristene condition. They are a tad more pricey than some of the others so from my viewpoint I would expect top notch condition upon inspectiton. I only had one AW plane and bought it used but it was a very decent build and a good solid flyer.
For the extra money I would not have necessarily bought it myself because it was not worth the extra cost new compared to other offerings. The thing is you can have problems with any of the planes today. It all depends on how much service you expect to receive. I have heard that AW service was excellent. I am sure you will get some responses from AW buyers.
Happy flying!