Tad may very well come up to speed on RAM service. I only posted what I did to let those out there know that IMO he is not ready to do RAM repairs. And frankly, my dealings with him on this repair seemed to indicate that he's not that interested in it. Maybe that interest has changed with the current events. He seems like he should be able to do it if motivated.

I have three RAM engines. Two are down right now because they need service. The other will need service in 50 more runs or so. I surely do hope that someone opens a quality service center for these engines. But so many things have to be in place. What is the current parts situation? Have the past problems been partially caused by the quality of the parts being supplied to RAM? Can quality parts be supplied to whoever opens a service center? These are not simple issues. For instance, the supplier of the ECU has had two of mine to repair for nearly 5 months. If he can't or won't back up his product, what can that service center do?

Now here's just an observation, take it for whatever you think it's worth. To in any way blame RAM's customers for RAM's demise is IMO just silly. Can some jet modelers be demanding? Certainly. But probably no more so then any other area of modelling. Frankly, I have been amazed by the patience I have seen displayed by most jet modelers. And to say we should all just chill out because this is a hobby, well, I think that is also just silly. Anyone spending money with a business for any kind of product, hobby or not, should expect that business to operate in a professional manner. And that does not mean that the company has to jump through every hoop the customer puts up. Just operate professionally.

RAM was far from a cottage industry. It was started with the idea to make money. That it didn't is not the customers fault. It's not the reps or the dealers fault. Who does that leave?