Interesting that you bring up the Ava. One of the guys that I fly with has this plane and he has been fighting with one of his wing tips for some time. He has tried to re-epoxy it, added a stronger joiner, and I believe he is still having some problems with it.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2003 5:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [RCSE] ARF problems After hearing about all the ARF BOT planes breaking on the winch, I have also heard about the AVA RES planes at the nats breaking on the launch. Today at a contest, I watched first hand, a brand new AVA, first launch ever, blow the tips off on a mild launch, and mild zoom, by an experienced flyer. The wing tips failed at the factory built outer joint, where there is a tiny short joiner, (not robust like the BOT :-) splitting the wood and carbon out. I am so glad I saved my $700.00 I was going to spend on one, until they are fixed correctly. At least with the BOT ARF, the cost is $135.00 with discount certificate. The AVA evidently has a problem too. The structure where the tips are factory attached is way too weak. IMHO (and others) . Bill G. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
