Actually, yes, I have heard about it, but not for quite some time. In the original first batch or two released there were some strut failures, none that actually crashed any planes that I ever heard of. Most of the stories were very similar to yours, which makes me think that you might want to find out when it was produced. Perhaps more importantly, you may wish to contact Sig Manufacturing about it, as I'm sure they'll be happy to make sure you have the upragraded parts needed to take care of that.. They've always been right there for everybody I know of who ever had a problem, and I recall they were also there for the guys who had a few failures during the early release of the Sun Dancer ARF. Also, I'll bet there are still some threads about that you can find from a year or two back that would give you more up-to-date information. Mine was ordered out of Sig later on so the upgrade was already done. (But I haven't flown it yet so I may be talking out of my b^tt !!) Anyway, I do remember that exact type of problem, so some research may be in order for you.

Good luck! Let me know how it goes.

Jim