for those currently flying or assembling a UCD. i flew mine for the second time yesterday afternoon and during a flyby at 1/2 throttle about 200 ft high, the right horizontal stab and elevator broke off the plane. i managed to get the plane down with only minor "other" damage including a ripped off landing gear block, cracked cowl and torn covering. the first flight and up to that point the plane and done ZERO aerobatic manuevers. just flying around in circles at no more than 1/2 throttle, on my very rich os 91 fx, and practice landings. upon inspection, the stab was constructed out of VERY soft balsa which broke at the root of the stab at the trailing edge and a little farther out on the leading edge.
spoke with hobby services late friday, but no managers were there so had to wait till monday morning to talk with one. yesterday morning i didn't get any satisfaction either. i was told that unless i send the plane back to them first, i will not receive a new one, and i will only receive a new one after they inspect it and they think it was a defect. but that means i will have to cut off the ailerons, and the entire tail assembly to fit in the box. and i was told that if they say it was not a defect then they will simply send me the pieces back to do with as i please. to me this seems stupid because if i do cut up the plane it will be totalled, whereas now all it needs is a new stab, elevators and a landing gear block. anyone have any suggestions for me as to what i should do??? thank.
i thought everyone would like to know about this. if anyone wants to know more, feel free to email me.
tony