Hi opjose.

As I stated in my first post in this thread, I am familiar with the Skybolt ARF, but I never worked on it here at Great Planes. But I didn't want to dodge your question, so I'll try to answer you anyway;

First, I don't know if anybody at Great Planes is aware of any issue with the firewall on the Skybolt ARF. That doesn't mean nobody is aware of an issue, it just means I don't know if anybody is or isn't. But unless something becomes a really big issue/problem, usually only the guy who worked on the project is the only one in R&D (besides the R&D manager and his boss) who may know about it. Not all of us know every thing about every model because we are mostly focused on our own projects.

Now, to try to understand what you are talking about I've read the posts in this thread following my previous one from yesterday. I see there is some disagreement whether there even is a problem.

All I know for sure is that if anybody has a product from Great Planes that they feel is unsatisfactory or defective, they should contact our Product Support department (info in the instruction manual). I also know that, for the most part, Product Support is usually very gracious and cooperative in resolving problems.

I didn't mean to turn my answer into an advertisement, but the bottom line is that I know of no problems with the Skybolt firewall, but if somebody does have a complaint they should go through the proper channels. Each case will be examined separately with all the necessary details (what engine was used, how/when did the failure occur, etc.). Then, the problem will be resolved.

I hope this answers your question--at least partly. [sm=49_49.gif]

Tim