Friends,

First, thank you all for your input and your patience. The extended amount of information received from this group was instrumental in helping us pinpoint the problem, get an idea of the scope of concern, and direct our resources into resolving the issue at hand.

When we first received word of a failed upper wing mount, we inspected the aircraft our teams were already flying and found no problems. When this thread began, telling us that more problems might exist, we pulled several kits from stock and inspected those as well, no problems found.

When we received the first modeler's failed wing, we were able to determine the exact problem and knew what to look for. As I stated in my most recent post, the R&D boys were like a pack of wolves tackling that aircraft! Immediately afterward, they inspected a large quantity of other Pitts upper wings to determine how many others had the same problem.

As a result of the diligence (and despite a bit of abuse! grin) of this group in gathering and sharing information, we were able to identify the problem, and the scope thereof, much more rapidly than through our normal channels. So, this time, its' my turn to thank this great group for their insight and information!

Below please find a link for all Pitts owners regarding checking their aircraft for a possible failure point. Please share this link/worksheet with all of your club members and fellow modelers you know.

http://www.greatplanes.com/techsuppo...a1218tech.html

Again, my sincerest thanks to all of you for the extensive support and for the patience. Our apologies for any difficulties/inconvenience, and I'm glad we were able to reach a resolution so rapidly.

Sincerely,
Mrs. AnnMarie Cross
Senior Manager, Proprietary Services and Support
Great Planes Model Distributors
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