RE: Fly Eagle Rafale almost maiden voyage this weekend, except for....
Hi Craig,
Well, as I figured they would, Fly Eagle is sending me replacement cylinders and valves and O rings for the gear. Certainly can't fault them for their service.
I don't really see any real reason that these parts can't be made more accurately for low cost, they are 99% made by CNC machines and leaks are simply the result of incorrect tolerances and/or the wrong seals/o rings. It doesn't take anymore time to program a CNC machine for correct fit than incorrect. Either way, they are stepping up which is great. The only downside is the amount of time required to change everything out but that's part of this hobby, the tinker time involved. Fortunately everything showed up on the ground, not while I was flying around and then finding that the gear won't come down, at least there's no damage this way!