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Old 11-15-2005 | 09:54 AM
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Default RE: GSP ARFs- Whose Responsible

The plane was the smaller Cap. The holes did have drop of CA applied and allowed to cure prior to installation of servos. I believe I mentioned in original post (done some time back, I almost forgot it) that I own two of GSP Sukhois that I am very happy with. These planes have solid ply servo platforms and it never occurred to me to think that an experienced builder, let alone a responsible manufacturer would use balsa as servo platform for any type of tail-surface control.
I was not interested in flamming GSP. I am rather fed up with folks refusing to own up to mistakes. Believe me I make them all the time, as all humans do, it the nature of being human. I think I would have been more understanding if GSP told me their business model could not accomodate making good on faulty engineering or simple oversights, but that they would at ounce correct their mistakes, for no other reason than the safety of modelers.

I myself learned a valuable lesson however. I would not want to injure anyone in my pesuit of the hobby and I will never assume again that an ARF manufacturer has at least provided basic air worthy components and platforms underneath the covering. I we as modelers though are expected to remove the covering to properly reinforce wing center sections; add shear webbing; re-glue fuselage formers; epoxy landing gear blocks; and reinforce firewalls, it seems only fair that the manufacturer at least provide us with a little extra piece of the covering material so that are planes can still look almost new on maiden flights. Heck, for my pride of owner ship I won't mind even paying for the covering material.