Fotunately for PAU... BME didn't really have a "horrible" reputation to begin with... neithe were the planes of low quality (or else PAU would not have purchased them).

I'm sure that Max/BME Aircraft did their best to satifsy those they could in as best a way as possible. The original poster himself stated that Max HAD taken care of MOST of his issues that arose with his plane... and it seemed only this last issue was unresolved (and had been for quite some time).

In short... PAU isn't inhereting any bad rep or product. Just the opposite.. if you read the varied threads around the Yak, Edge, Extra and Ultimate (as well as the Mini Yak) people are quite pleased with the quality, performance and service... of both BME Aircraft and now Performance Aircraft Unlimited.

My only issue was that my Edge (VERY nice product/quality) was the first generation and was going to have to work at getting balance. Mostly because I am a light builder and wanted to keep it as light as possible... yet it was obtainable. Future revisions were slightly modified to make it easier.

Now PAU has a stable of tweaked aircraft that should please anyone... and if there are isolated issues... are there to stand behind the prodcust they sell.

This is why I decided to order the Extra 330L recently (due to get it soon).