RE: [RCSE] Ava tip joiners

2003-09-01 Thread tony estep
There have been some posts about Ava wings failing at the poly joiners on a hard launch. This must be some sort of intermittent manufacturing problem, because the design should take a hard launch. I can only say that my Ava has survived a full season of pretty hard launches with no problem. I have

Re: [RCSE] ARF problems

2003-09-01 Thread Jack Harper
I expect that Tower Hobbies and that Group will replace the faulty BOT ARF wings. They are good with warranty and they take care of faulty goods that they sell. Their customer service is great. Have you contacted the seller about the AVA? How about sharing the response when you do, cause I too

Re: [RCSE] ARF problems

2003-09-01 Thread Iflyicrash
In a message dated 8/31/03 6:49:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: He has tried to re-epoxy it, added a stronger joiner, and I believe he is still having some problems with it. I think like the BOT ARF spar, this has to be a factory fix, as it looks like it is too weak in

RE: [RCSE] Ava tip joiners

2003-09-01 Thread gldr guy
No offense, you may very well be right, but I have difficulty believing the AVA will launch as high as ANY open class ship, at least not the AVAs I have seen launched. Walter --- GG On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 16:11:46 tony estep wrote: There have been some posts about Ava wings failing at the poly

[RCSE] For sale: two brand new Hitec 85MG

2003-09-01 Thread Rense Lange
I have two Hitec 85 that were too big to fit into the intended plane. They have never left the workshop, but I cut one servo arm off to see if they fit the plane's flaps comfortably - they didn't, and hence this sale. Asking $26 each as they are brand new and unused, and I pay shipping. Rense

Re: [RCSE] ARF problems

2003-09-01 Thread BrowneCG
I am the one who has had some problems with the Ava tip joiner, but the problem started when I caught a tip on the ground when landing, and broke the joiner - not an in-flight failure. I have finally successfully repaired the joint, using carbon reinforcements and very strong epoxy, but Barry

RE: [RCSE] Ava tip joiners

2003-09-01 Thread Jon Stone
-Original Message- From: tony estep [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Last month my Ava clinched the club's RES season championship, and it is also currently in 1st place for the season in unlimited. You mean you own a plane that won the season championship all by itself? Wow. I want a

RE: [RCSE] Ava tip joiners

2003-09-01 Thread tony estep
--- Jon Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You mean you own a plane that won the season championship all by itself? Wow. I want a plane like that! Yep, despite capricious and arbitrary interference from its pilot's thumbs. __ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder -