Does anyone happen to have an extra canopy or a new canopy for a DP extra 330?

Must be reasonably priced to sell!

Please contact Tom at [email protected]


Thanks in advance!!!!!

Dave Patrick should have one...

Already tried D. Patrick.

Theres a 2 month wait right now.

And frankly, I can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW, thanks for the heads up... I'll be super careful with mine now that you say that.

2 month wait ?? They better get their act together..

What happened to your original?

Well it goes like this..........

I was told by Dave Patrick, and had read other writings by him in regards to changing or modifying any of the "stock" hardware that comes with the kit and the fact that the warranty would be "voided" if it was.

So even though I knew better, I went ahead giving in to the supposed experience in designing such an airplane.

Upon the 4th "test" flight, still only using 1/2 throttle to trim out the airplane, the elevator push rods folded in a straight forward flight (witnessed by all at the field that day) and definitely "not" flying anywhere near fast at this point. When this happened the "telegraphing" of shock on the stab servos took out thier gear trains and abruptly shuttered through the fuse in a way that over stressed the center section of the fuse and buckled it enough to also cause a tearing of the canopy!

As it goes I quickly and instinctively chopped the throttle because at this point I had no aileron control as well!

Within a couple of seconds I was able to regain ailerons and proceeded to steer the airplane away fron the flight line and somehow at almost full up input was able to get one of the remaining damaged stab servos to "catch" and circled around on a final aproach and performed one of the best three point landings I had ever flown.

Not only was I extremely lucky to save the ship but everyone on the flight line as well.

Now thats my story and I'm stickin' to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Other than that "small" incident, the airplane is a seemingly good flying airplane!

It is currently going through a "surgery" to strengthen and replace all and any questionable weak points, airframe and servo areas, and definitely push rods!!!!!!

Don't ever pass up your natural instincts to change "anything" on any airplane that could potentialy auger in and take your friends with it!!!!

Glad to hear it came back in one piece....

Actually, I always beef up the hardware regardless of whatever warranty there might be....Stock hardware is most often weaker than the stuff I use in the 1/4 scale.

And, I question *really* what warranty is for, in models.....If you build it and fly it, I have sensed a presumption on the part of many manufacturers to declare accidents the fault of the pilot, the building skills of the builder (whoever put together the ARF, for example), rather than the manufacturer (unless the manufacturer receives many complaints and similar accidents.

So, I start out with the idea that I need to bulletproof everything (so I can see a bigger pile on the ground later, if a mishap does occur...hehe)

My DP should be flying this weekend...hopefully....need to put the canopy on....LOL

A friend of mine has suggested that his canopy ripped on his first or second flight, and he ended up strengthening the bottom edge (where the bolts go through) with CA hinge material (the six or eight inch strips) glued along those edges...I have also done that, just in case....

Cheers!