JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
11-23-2010, 08:57 PM
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JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
*I wanted to know what makes JetCat the best turbine in today's market?
*It's almost a cult following. "They are everywhere"
*Is there something different with these turbines that others don't have? Software, qc, material, etc
*I also noticed they are cheaper then JetCentral now "Some models, Why?"
Any input would be appreciated
*It's almost a cult following. "They are everywhere"
*Is there something different with these turbines that others don't have? Software, qc, material, etc
*I also noticed they are cheaper then JetCentral now "Some models, Why?"
Any input would be appreciated
11-23-2010, 09:04 PM
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RE: JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
You know what they say, opinion's are like *****holes, everyone has one, some of them stink.
Jetcat is not the best turbine for me, but that's just me, might be for others, but blanket statements like "best turbine in today's market" just simply aren't accurate.
Jetcat is not the best turbine for me, but that's just me, might be for others, but blanket statements like "best turbine in today's market" just simply aren't accurate.
11-23-2010, 09:11 PM
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RE: JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
Yep,
A matter of taste and one's own needs. I've owned most of the major brands, and JetCat is the one I buy, use and sell. For me, it's the most reliable, most user-friendly, and has the easiest operation. Sure, it costs more than some out there, but I've never had to mess with it. I just hit the button....year after year after year. Sure, I'm a dealer, but the horse came before the cart on that one. I sell what I use and trust. Jet Cats, baby!
A matter of taste and one's own needs. I've owned most of the major brands, and JetCat is the one I buy, use and sell. For me, it's the most reliable, most user-friendly, and has the easiest operation. Sure, it costs more than some out there, but I've never had to mess with it. I just hit the button....year after year after year. Sure, I'm a dealer, but the horse came before the cart on that one. I sell what I use and trust. Jet Cats, baby!
11-23-2010, 09:20 PM
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450 flights in two years and never so much as a hiccup, no failed starts, no messing with any ecu settings from winter to summer. as with all the full scale stuff I have done, reliability reigns supreme, my money is staying with Jetcat. service is top notch as well. is there something better? maybe, but I'm not going looking for it.
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11-23-2010, 09:23 PM
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That's what I'm trying to understand. I do not own a JetCat but for most it's the only way they will go in the turbine world. I'm not trying to say one is better then the other, I'm just looking at the information from all sources.
The statement above regarding ease of operation, relibility, maybe the fact that keeps everyone so loyal.
I've just want a good turbine that I'm not sending back every 10hrs for this or that.
The statement above regarding ease of operation, relibility, maybe the fact that keeps everyone so loyal.
I've just want a good turbine that I'm not sending back every 10hrs for this or that.
11-23-2010, 09:27 PM
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That's good to hear Kevin. I was wondering about the change in seasons as well. I know some change their settings during the changing seasons from other brand name turbines but when I ask the JetCat guys they just smile
11-23-2010, 09:42 PM
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I truly love the ease of which they all start and run, I currently have 4, 2 P-70's a 120 and a Titan, and picking up a P-60 most likely tonight. I have owned another brand turbine and it was reliable but out of the country service and cost of service was a downer.
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11-23-2010, 10:37 PM
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Mike:
If you ask me, IMHO it's the BEST MARKETED turbine of all brands, that I acknowledge (the main reason for the following and even that you can see is declining), nothing else over most others. Based on the limited exposure I have seen from other owners (I have never owned one, and don't think I ever will), the Jetcats have been the ones with the most issues, sent for repairs more than once for the same problems, expensive repair bills etc, etc. The most reliable? the old RAMS! (never seen an old RAM fail), the best service? Jet Central! the best warranty? Jet Central! I now have three Jet Central Turbines, the reason? Warranty and Service I have seen others receive, that's what I wanted...
I must admit that the Purple Covers look cool though...
If you ask me, IMHO it's the BEST MARKETED turbine of all brands, that I acknowledge (the main reason for the following and even that you can see is declining), nothing else over most others. Based on the limited exposure I have seen from other owners (I have never owned one, and don't think I ever will), the Jetcats have been the ones with the most issues, sent for repairs more than once for the same problems, expensive repair bills etc, etc. The most reliable? the old RAMS! (never seen an old RAM fail), the best service? Jet Central! the best warranty? Jet Central! I now have three Jet Central Turbines, the reason? Warranty and Service I have seen others receive, that's what I wanted...
I must admit that the Purple Covers look cool though...
11-24-2010, 12:21 AM
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RE: JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
Jetcat only for me. I own two now and a total of five over the years. Always starts and runs and have had few issues requiring a call to jetcat USA California to get resoulved. Routine Service when required was always accomplished quickly when returned to Jetcat USA .
I have owned three rams in the pass and can say my experience with then does not even come close too Jetcat.
James Love
I have owned three rams in the pass and can say my experience with then does not even come close too Jetcat.
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11-24-2010, 07:19 AM
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RE: JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
I'm as dedicated a JetCat user as anyone out there but i have to agree with some of the other posts, JetCat's aren't for everyone, if you like to tinker with ECU settings and fiddle with this and that rather then flying (which there are a lot of people who do) a JetCat isn't the turbine for you.
11-24-2010, 07:20 AM
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"You know what they say, opinion's are like *****holes, everyone has one, some of them stink." that is a perfect quote especially from who it is coming from. In my opinion, that is like saying that Ford stinks because I drive a Chevy. There are a lot more Jetcats out there then the other brand but I see a lot of guys at events having starting problems with brand x but Jetcats seem to have far fewer problem. If you really think about it Jetcat has been around a lot longer so there are many versions out there still flying from all the way back when Ram was still around. Their quality and reliability cannot be matched by the competition. But that is just my opinion.
The good thing is that competition only helps advance improvements and keeps cost in control
The good thing is that competition only helps advance improvements and keeps cost in control
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11-24-2010, 07:59 AM
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RE: JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
ORIGINAL: Mike06659
*I wanted to know what makes JetCat the best turbine in today's market?
*It's almost a cult following. ''They are everywhere''
*Is there something different with these turbines that others don't have? Software, qc, material, etc
*I also noticed they are cheaper then JetCentral now ''Some models, Why?''
Any input would be appreciated
*I wanted to know what makes JetCat the best turbine in today's market?
*It's almost a cult following. ''They are everywhere''
*Is there something different with these turbines that others don't have? Software, qc, material, etc
*I also noticed they are cheaper then JetCentral now ''Some models, Why?''
Any input would be appreciated
They have also been in the forefront of technology improvements. Who remembers when they introduced the "revolutionary" concept of electric start?
Unless a competing brand has major advantages, many Jet Cat loyalists just don't feel like switching.
11-24-2010, 08:35 AM
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I have identified several problems associated with the Jetcat engines that I have owned, and I think I have at least one of every model except for the 200. The problems are listed below:
1. I get sooooo bored operating those damn engines! The start sequence is the same every time. No flames out of the back end or exciting stuff like turbine wheels blowing apart, no pyrotechnics, nothing! Very boring! I only get to hit two switches on the radio and it does the rest....I feel really left out and redundant!
2. My fuel bills are too high, mainly because those engines of mine keep running and guzzling fuel. When I bought my engines, I bought them to just sit around and look good. Little did I know I would be suckered into flying the damn things as I was fresh out of excuses not too....sitting on the taxi way with the engine running every time doesn't leave you with many options to pike out now does it? Very unreasonable of jetcat to paint me into that corner!
3. I don't get to show off my superb piloting skills by pulling off dead stick landings all the time. Robbed again of earning bragging rights with my mates.
4. My models rack up too many flights and therefore devalue themselves faster. Now I really should have thought about that a bit more. Had I bought a less reliable engine at least some of my models would remain unscratched and would remain "as new".
5. They don't bounce when you drop them on the floor! (don't ask how I know!) Surely you should be able to claim that under warranty.....how unreasonable!
6. Their ecu robs me of the opportunity to guess how much fuel I have remaining after a flight, by telling me in the info submenu.
7. Their engines and their associated reliability cause marital problems by coercing me into buying more of them and then having to find models to fit them into! The only saving grace is that the engines tend to arrive in a rather unimpressive cardboard boxes that usually fly just under the wifey's finely tuned radar, which is only marginally less sensitive than that "acquired" by the US military for testing Have Blue!
8. Every time I fancy my chances of improving the engine's performance by screwing around with the settings I run into a brick wall. They simply will not allow me to bugger it up, by changing tried and tested parameters....outrageous! Now how am I supposed to learn from my mistakes??!!
Just my thoughts......
Craig.
1. I get sooooo bored operating those damn engines! The start sequence is the same every time. No flames out of the back end or exciting stuff like turbine wheels blowing apart, no pyrotechnics, nothing! Very boring! I only get to hit two switches on the radio and it does the rest....I feel really left out and redundant!
2. My fuel bills are too high, mainly because those engines of mine keep running and guzzling fuel. When I bought my engines, I bought them to just sit around and look good. Little did I know I would be suckered into flying the damn things as I was fresh out of excuses not too....sitting on the taxi way with the engine running every time doesn't leave you with many options to pike out now does it? Very unreasonable of jetcat to paint me into that corner!
3. I don't get to show off my superb piloting skills by pulling off dead stick landings all the time. Robbed again of earning bragging rights with my mates.
4. My models rack up too many flights and therefore devalue themselves faster. Now I really should have thought about that a bit more. Had I bought a less reliable engine at least some of my models would remain unscratched and would remain "as new".
5. They don't bounce when you drop them on the floor! (don't ask how I know!) Surely you should be able to claim that under warranty.....how unreasonable!
6. Their ecu robs me of the opportunity to guess how much fuel I have remaining after a flight, by telling me in the info submenu.
7. Their engines and their associated reliability cause marital problems by coercing me into buying more of them and then having to find models to fit them into! The only saving grace is that the engines tend to arrive in a rather unimpressive cardboard boxes that usually fly just under the wifey's finely tuned radar, which is only marginally less sensitive than that "acquired" by the US military for testing Have Blue!
8. Every time I fancy my chances of improving the engine's performance by screwing around with the settings I run into a brick wall. They simply will not allow me to bugger it up, by changing tried and tested parameters....outrageous! Now how am I supposed to learn from my mistakes??!!
Just my thoughts......
Craig.
11-24-2010, 08:55 AM
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All good info guys, I just wanted to hear the experiences and knowledge from this market. I'm currently running an old FTE-500 "RAM" and it runs great but for my second turbine I wanted to hear some voices. As stated above I am not one of those guys that goes to the field and wants to full with settting all day long and maybe get a flight or two in. I have seen that at my club with a few other name brand turbines. When I go to the field I want my 5 gallon container of Kero to be emtpy when I leave 
11-24-2010, 09:10 AM
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I have identified several problems associated with the Jetcat engines that I have owned, and I think I have at least one of every model except for the 200. The problems are listed below:
1. I get sooooo bored operating those damn engines! The start sequence is the same every time. No flames out of the back end or exciting stuff like turbine wheels blowing apart, no pyrotechnics, nothing! Very boring! I only get to hit two switches on the radio and it does the rest....I feel really left out and redundant!
2. My fuel bills are too high, mainly because those engines of mine keep running and guzzling fuel. When I bought my engines, I bought them to just sit around and look good. Little did I know I would be suckered into flying the damn things as I was fresh out of excuses not too....sitting on the taxi way with the engine running every time doesn't leave you with many options to pike out now does it? Very unreasonable of jetcat to paint me into that corner!
3. I don't get to show off my superb piloting skills by pulling off dead stick landings all the time. Robbed again of earning bragging rights with my mates.
4. My models rack up too many flights and therefore devalue themselves faster. Now I really should have thought about that a bit more. Had I bought a less reliable engine at least some of my models would remain unscratched and would remain ''as new''.
5. They don't bounce when you drop them on the floor! (don't ask how I know!) Surely you should be able to claim that under warranty.....how unreasonable!
6. Their ecu robs me of the opportunity to guess how much fuel I have remaining after a flight, by telling me in the info submenu.
7. Their engines and their associated reliability cause marital problems by coercing me into buying more of them and then having to find models to fit them into! The only saving grace is that the engines tend to arrive in a rather unimpressive cardboard boxes that usually fly just under the wifey's finely tuned radar, which is only marginally less sensitive than that ''acquired'' by the US military for testing Have Blue!
8. Every time I fancy my chances of improving the engine's performance by screwing around with the settings I run into a brick wall. They simply will not allow me to bugger it up, by changing tried and tested parameters....outrageous! Now how am I supposed to learn from my mistakes??!!
Just my thoughts......
Craig.
I have identified several problems associated with the Jetcat engines that I have owned, and I think I have at least one of every model except for the 200. The problems are listed below:
1. I get sooooo bored operating those damn engines! The start sequence is the same every time. No flames out of the back end or exciting stuff like turbine wheels blowing apart, no pyrotechnics, nothing! Very boring! I only get to hit two switches on the radio and it does the rest....I feel really left out and redundant!
2. My fuel bills are too high, mainly because those engines of mine keep running and guzzling fuel. When I bought my engines, I bought them to just sit around and look good. Little did I know I would be suckered into flying the damn things as I was fresh out of excuses not too....sitting on the taxi way with the engine running every time doesn't leave you with many options to pike out now does it? Very unreasonable of jetcat to paint me into that corner!
3. I don't get to show off my superb piloting skills by pulling off dead stick landings all the time. Robbed again of earning bragging rights with my mates.
4. My models rack up too many flights and therefore devalue themselves faster. Now I really should have thought about that a bit more. Had I bought a less reliable engine at least some of my models would remain unscratched and would remain ''as new''.
5. They don't bounce when you drop them on the floor! (don't ask how I know!) Surely you should be able to claim that under warranty.....how unreasonable!
6. Their ecu robs me of the opportunity to guess how much fuel I have remaining after a flight, by telling me in the info submenu.
7. Their engines and their associated reliability cause marital problems by coercing me into buying more of them and then having to find models to fit them into! The only saving grace is that the engines tend to arrive in a rather unimpressive cardboard boxes that usually fly just under the wifey's finely tuned radar, which is only marginally less sensitive than that ''acquired'' by the US military for testing Have Blue!
8. Every time I fancy my chances of improving the engine's performance by screwing around with the settings I run into a brick wall. They simply will not allow me to bugger it up, by changing tried and tested parameters....outrageous! Now how am I supposed to learn from my mistakes??!!
Just my thoughts......
Craig.
11-24-2010, 09:27 AM
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Now thats funy right there
ORIGINAL: Craig B.
I have identified several problems associated with the Jetcat engines that I have owned, and I think I have at least one of every model except for the 200. The problems are listed below:
1. I get sooooo bored operating those damn engines! The start sequence is the same every time. No flames out of the back end or exciting stuff like turbine wheels blowing apart, no pyrotechnics, nothing! Very boring! I only get to hit two switches on the radio and it does the rest....I feel really left out and redundant!
2. My fuel bills are too high, mainly because those engines of mine keep running and guzzling fuel. When I bought my engines, I bought them to just sit around and look good. Little did I know I would be suckered into flying the damn things as I was fresh out of excuses not too....sitting on the taxi way with the engine running every time doesn't leave you with many options to pike out now does it? Very unreasonable of jetcat to paint me into that corner!
3. I don't get to show off my superb piloting skills by pulling off dead stick landings all the time. Robbed again of earning bragging rights with my mates.
4. My models rack up too many flights and therefore devalue themselves faster. Now I really should have thought about that a bit more. Had I bought a less reliable engine at least some of my models would remain unscratched and would remain ''as new''.
5. They don't bounce when you drop them on the floor! (don't ask how I know!) Surely you should be able to claim that under warranty.....how unreasonable!
6. Their ecu robs me of the opportunity to guess how much fuel I have remaining after a flight, by telling me in the info submenu.
7. Their engines and their associated reliability cause marital problems by coercing me into buying more of them and then having to find models to fit them into! The only saving grace is that the engines tend to arrive in a rather unimpressive cardboard boxes that usually fly just under the wifey's finely tuned radar, which is only marginally less sensitive than that ''acquired'' by the US military for testing Have Blue!
8. Every time I fancy my chances of improving the engine's performance by screwing around with the settings I run into a brick wall. They simply will not allow me to bugger it up, by changing tried and tested parameters....outrageous! Now how am I supposed to learn from my mistakes??!!
Just my thoughts......
Craig.
I have identified several problems associated with the Jetcat engines that I have owned, and I think I have at least one of every model except for the 200. The problems are listed below:
1. I get sooooo bored operating those damn engines! The start sequence is the same every time. No flames out of the back end or exciting stuff like turbine wheels blowing apart, no pyrotechnics, nothing! Very boring! I only get to hit two switches on the radio and it does the rest....I feel really left out and redundant!
2. My fuel bills are too high, mainly because those engines of mine keep running and guzzling fuel. When I bought my engines, I bought them to just sit around and look good. Little did I know I would be suckered into flying the damn things as I was fresh out of excuses not too....sitting on the taxi way with the engine running every time doesn't leave you with many options to pike out now does it? Very unreasonable of jetcat to paint me into that corner!
3. I don't get to show off my superb piloting skills by pulling off dead stick landings all the time. Robbed again of earning bragging rights with my mates.
4. My models rack up too many flights and therefore devalue themselves faster. Now I really should have thought about that a bit more. Had I bought a less reliable engine at least some of my models would remain unscratched and would remain ''as new''.
5. They don't bounce when you drop them on the floor! (don't ask how I know!) Surely you should be able to claim that under warranty.....how unreasonable!
6. Their ecu robs me of the opportunity to guess how much fuel I have remaining after a flight, by telling me in the info submenu.
7. Their engines and their associated reliability cause marital problems by coercing me into buying more of them and then having to find models to fit them into! The only saving grace is that the engines tend to arrive in a rather unimpressive cardboard boxes that usually fly just under the wifey's finely tuned radar, which is only marginally less sensitive than that ''acquired'' by the US military for testing Have Blue!
8. Every time I fancy my chances of improving the engine's performance by screwing around with the settings I run into a brick wall. They simply will not allow me to bugger it up, by changing tried and tested parameters....outrageous! Now how am I supposed to learn from my mistakes??!!
Just my thoughts......
Craig.
+1 Very funny
I did all the same research and your going to get a different answer around every corner..I bought a Jetcat last year as my first turbine, I went with it because the majority had all good things to say as far as reliability and service, plus it seems to be the norm at the flying field and I wanted something that the people around me were familiar with
11-24-2010, 09:56 AM
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Now thats Funny Craig... But so so true.
I have played around, owned, flown.. whatever you want to call it. With pretty much every turbine out there. On top of that I have been at event after event where I have seen countless others operate a variety of different turbines over the years.
With the amount of flying I do, and the number of different airframes that i fly in an average season reliability and ease of operation is paramount to me. With that in mind my first choice turbine is hands down a Jet cat. Thats not to say that I dont own others at the same time ( Currently I have AMT's, Jet Centrals, Merlins and a little lambert). I always try to base my opinions on my own first hand experiences, and in 2010 I have had some great experience with both my Merlins and Jet centrals that I own. My little Lambert has been a gem.. in-fact thinking about it. Its been a few years since I had any really bad experiences with any of my turbines.
Regards Al
I have played around, owned, flown.. whatever you want to call it. With pretty much every turbine out there. On top of that I have been at event after event where I have seen countless others operate a variety of different turbines over the years.
With the amount of flying I do, and the number of different airframes that i fly in an average season reliability and ease of operation is paramount to me. With that in mind my first choice turbine is hands down a Jet cat. Thats not to say that I dont own others at the same time ( Currently I have AMT's, Jet Centrals, Merlins and a little lambert). I always try to base my opinions on my own first hand experiences, and in 2010 I have had some great experience with both my Merlins and Jet centrals that I own. My little Lambert has been a gem.. in-fact thinking about it. Its been a few years since I had any really bad experiences with any of my turbines.
Regards Al
11-24-2010, 10:21 AM
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RE: JetCat = The Best Turbine in Today's Market
Well after almost 2 months of voting for the all round best turbine of the year, which includes the turbine and customer service, the RCU turbine forum readers say that [link=http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10068716/tm.htm]JetCat is the best turbine in 2010[/link] at 37% of all votes. I'll hold the same poll next year and we will see if they are able to stay on top.. Congrats Jetcat btw!
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10068716/tm.htm
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_10068716/tm.htm