Pantherflyer,

I hope your not refering to my post...
but this is what I said...

"In the model aviation industry it's the pilots job to make sure the aircraft is worthy of flight. This means range checks, battery checks, structural integrity checks..... you know the drill. If something dosen't look right or feel right, don't fly."

I did not say the consumer should ensure a design is fit for flight. That would be wrong, unless the modeler knew he was a guinea pig.

Anyways there is no question in my mind the both the KC and Hustler are proven designs. Their respective manufacturers see to that. The manufacturer places limits such as VNe's and thrust limitations. If you choose to go over these recomendations you are now considered a test pilot.

Now both companies inspect their products before shipment. When you remove the aircraft from it's box and if you are unhappy with the construction or techniques, im sure the company can handle that situation, if you are reasonable.

I do beleive that I am ultimately responsible for making sure my plane is ready for flight. If I accidentally, while in a hurry to go fly after work, bump the door frame of my house with the aileron of my airplanes wing. Subsiquently two flights later my aileron servo strips, and I loose my plane to flutter. I by no means can blame the company who provided a basic service of general construction. Probably a bad example, but im sure it happens.

About those rudder servos. Probably should talk to the manufacture of them; find out why they made a servo that would strip it's own gears at stall torque. I find it hard to believe that metal gear servos would fail under a surface bind/stall load. I feel they would have to have an impact load applied, or maybe they where not the recomended servos by the airplane manuf.

I hope everyone takes these threads in good fun. There are some valid points, but most of this thread is stuff blown way out of proportion, or taken and twisted out of context, or a one in a thousand problem, you be the judge.

At the end of the day you can be proud to own either one of these planes. Your friends may make fun of you, but you'll get used to it!

This has my curiosity aroused, who wants to lend the sticks of a hustler??? Ill trade some airtime on a KC, but I land my own plane, you land your own plane.

Keep the rubber side down on landing...