Nakajima,

According to Andrew Kondor, the grease used to lubricate the air cylinder was too heavy. The solution is to take the cylinder apart, remove the old grease, and lubricate with light machine oil. The gear was tested on the ground and would achieve at least 10 cycles on a tank. Yes, I did take into account flying speed, not that it matters. There is no adjustment to be made to the gear; the gear extends via spring power. If you have a problem with your rotating gear, look at the CJM retracts. Their mechanism is well designed.

I left the replacement wing in the box when I received it because my flying season was over. What difference does that make?

Let's be perfectly clear - I do not expect the company to replace the wing. The company can either choose to issue me a refund or not. My intention was to inform others of the level of quality they could expect to receive should they choose to purchase a KMP product. Had I known what I do now, I would not have bought this plane. If Mr. Kondor does refund my money, I will note that although I had problems with the plane, the company did satisfy me.

I counted numerous faulty glue joints. I concur that a couple faulty glue joints on a rib would not cause the plane to break apart in flight. I think a couple faulty glue joints on a rib would cause the plane to break apart on landing.

I am impressed that you fly ARF's that have hardly any glue on the wings. If you are tring to make an informed decision about purchasing this plane and do not mind poor glue joints on a $350+ aircraft, you should probably take a closer look.