Hey Buck,

I just got it, I will go through the box and post photos later this evening. The Box is kinda heavy, I had asked for some paint samples for the F-16 and the F-15, I wonder if they sent a gallon of that stuff[sm=spinnyeyes.gif]

Later,
Mike

Mike

awesome news. I'm sure many are looking forward to the pix. we'll see how they hold up to regular use but you can't beat the price regardless.

cheers
buck

I got a message that the delivery time is 16-20 business days on the 14th December when I paid the invoice. My tiger meet F-16 left the factory yesterday, so maybe you get lucky and also get the plane faster than promised.

I will compare this bird to SM's tiger meet F-16 definitely because my friend is just putting one together. According to the pics seen here, it seems that the SM's paint job is better. But we'll see.

Well, just ordered the camo rafale. Now comes the waiting game, they emailed saying that it would be 30 to 45 days but then emailed back saying it probably wouldn't be produced until Feb 15ish, shipped by March 2nd, so I guess we'll see what happens.
Looking forward to it, has anyone got a rafale yet? or have any been shipped? Thanks

The Rafale is not in production yet, so no one has one. Based on prior postings I'd guess that they will be busy filling F-16 & F-15 orders throughout January. Since they will be closed Feb 1 - 14 for Chinese New Year, it makes sense for them to start producing the Rafale after that.

Joe

Joe is your F-16 still at DHL

jack

Buck and all,

Gentlemen,


Sweet mother of Jesus, this thing is huge, I am not sure how I am gonna carry it to the flying field. I may just fly it off my subdivision.[sm=lol.gif]

A few paint blemishes here and there mostly form their spray gun that may have not been cleaned well or the paint to air mixture must have not been optimum[sm=cry_smile.gif]. One gear does not deploy [sm=devious.gif], I am not sure what is wrong, but can’t be that hard to figure out. One stab has two small holes in it [sm=48_48.gif], does not appear to be from shipping, I am sure they will replace it. Other than that all adhesive joints look great, all parts are there and accounted for. They installed the gear doors, looks pretty good.[sm=thumbs_up.gif]

Here is a link to a photo show that I created for your viewing pleasure. http://photoshow.comcast.net/watch/Xk5rC5Iq
Oh yeh, they sent in some sample paint, one of the bottles leaked a bit, thank god it was well packed and did not get on the plane. Man the stuff stinks, I have smelled all kind of chemicals in my profession, but this takes your breath away (I really mean away). I guess OSHA does not have an office there.[sm=lol.gif]


Happy New year to All,

Mike

Mike

nicely done!! I appreciate the effort.

Chance Favors the bold!!!!

merry xmas
buck

Hi Jack,

Yes, DHL still has it. The F-16 arrived at DHL in Romulus Saturday morning. I hoped it would be delivered Christmas Eve. I could understand not getting it then since I'm sure they were very busy that day. When DHL's website showed it still in Romulus this morning I called them to find out why it wasn't out for delivery. The gal said it was probably an oversight and that they'll deliver it tomorrow.

Seems ironic that it took about 24 hours to get there from Hong Kong and 5 days for the last 10 miles.

Joe

That's about average for DHL, at least IME with them. worst case for me was a replacement boom i had shipped from Boomerang Jets, from them in TX to here is a 2 day GND trip, after 3 weeks i got a call from a guy in New Jersey saying the boom was just delivered to him even though it clearly had my name/address/phone number on the DELIVER TO section. dunno how New Jersey became a destination on a trip from Texas to Alabama..........during that whole time their site had the way bill tracked as sitting in Pensacola, FL

Anyone in the US order from the USA FLYEAGLEJET contact?

myersflyers,

I have ordered two and received two.

Mike

Hi Joe, how long does it take you to receive your products from the time you placed the order? It seems that they have a long backlog.


Mike

I just placed my order for the F-15, and they gave me a date of March 15th !!! which is Ok with me, not in too big of a hurry. What are you guys using for servos?

Mike,

I placed my order and cleared payment through Paypal on 12/10, just before they got real busy, and was told that they would ship within 7 business days. They shipped it on 12/18 (6 business days). DHL shows it out for delivery today (12/27), so that's another 6 business days for delivery. Delivery would have been sooner except we had Christmas and a weekend in there.

Still waiting for the truck.

Joe

Joe,
Fire up the digital camera in preparation for delivery of your new jet, inquiring minds need to see photos.
Bob

Joe,

You are lucky. I guess I should had grabbed your plane while I was visiting their factory on the 12th. I saw a few F16s in painting process. Any orders after the 15th will have a significant delay.

I had placed a bundled orders for our club members, enough to push back any order for one month.

I am leaving for China next week, anyone wants to bundle orders with us? Let me know, so I can squeeze them into our orders.

Mike

i have today my f16 arived it's beautifull,i gone post one building procces off this baby,i start tommorow.whit pictures.
i orderd the12 dec,en today 26 dec arrived,it's fast.
greets werner

Hi Has anyone tryed to fit the rams to main u/cart doors yet,i have but there is not enough throw to get the doors to open and close enough,i would be interested to see if any one has done it with the rams supplyed,i have use robart rams with 30mm throw these work regards Keith

Keith,

Did you mount the supplied air cylinders as shown in the instruction manual on FEJ's website?
Are you saying that when mounted in the recommended location it doesn't work correctly?

Joe

The DHL truck finally showed up. My first impression was that the box was too small.

It appears to be packed well. The sides, top and bottom are lined with thin plywood.

After carefull unpacking it appears that everything is there.

Joe,

I am glad you finally go the bird, hope everything works out. I should be finished with mine by next week. I am a SSSLLLLOOOOWWW builder. Kids, wife and the mortgage keep me away.... darn it [sm=lol.gif] Just Kidding....

Regards,
Mike

All of the major components were double wrapped, first with a thin foam sheet then bubble wrap.
In spite of that there were a few dings and scratches, plus one former under the cockpit is cracked. The heavy hardware bags could have been secured a bit better inside the fuse.

None of that is too big a deal. I'd say the quality is very good for the price. There are several places where there is some overspray, but overall the plane looks good. As far as I can tell nothing is missing. A few things I didn't like are the hatch latches, the tailcone doesn't fit well, and I wish there was some instructions on how to adjust the oil damped struts and air up the tires.

The hatch latch lever screws into what resembles a wheel collar to keep it together and they were all loose. I'll have to put some thread locker on them otherwise they might come apart in flight. With a little bit of sanding I should be able to get the tailcone on. I'd like the struts to be stiffer. I'll have to take them out to see if I can figure out how.

The formers all seem to be glued in fine with no obvious gaps. First impression is that it is a great value for the money, as has been prerviously reported by others. Here it is about 10 minutes after unwrapping everything. If anyone would like any specific pictures let me know.

Joe

Hey Guys

Good for you all.
Mike - started building?
Which turbines are you going to use?

Cheers,
Zivo