If the Graupner agent says there is nothing wrong with the Hotspot kit in question then he is deluding himself and trying to delude his customers.

One cannot make an accurate assesment of any such failure without a very careful inspection of the airframe in question and taking the approppriate action to prevent a recurrence.

(ask the accident investigation branch at Farnborough if you don't belive me, I believe Ken Smart is the chief inspector of accidents) In the last couple of weeks or so we have heard reports of structural failures of both a Kangaroo and Hotspot. The situation cannot be allowed to continue, and both manufacturers should must, take urgent action to investigate these failures. If another structural failure should occurr and injury or death result, then both manufacturers could be in very difficult position indeed when previous structural failures were known to have occurred.

If we are to continue to operate high performance turbine pwered model aircraft without much interefernce from or regulation by the authorities thn we must keep our hous in order and that means putting safety at the very top of our prorities, just as is done in fullsize operations.

Anthinhg less could mean th end of this part of the hobby and I am not prepared to see that happen as a result of short term commercial expeciency.

And if Graupner and Fber classics think I am being difficult they are wrong. Proper investigation of thse twoincidents to prevent a recurrence is in THEIR commercial interest.

BRG,

David Gladwin