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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=640433000-23072005>Well
that's why it didn't cost a lot. That's been my experience with many of the low
cost "Asian" ARFs. They look like pattern planes, but some of the construction
is well, quite frankly, horrid. If you factor in your time to fix these things,
a Focus 2 becomes quite reasonable. Don't forget about the hardware. Most of
that needs to be replaced too. Just my opinion of course. We should keep track
of which of these are OK and which are total losers so guys don't waste money. I
guess the Sportsman Aviation (Excelleron) is pretty good, and The World Models
Groovy series are nice, but you do need to give them a close look during
assembly. I've seen wing tube mounts on a Black Horse Bravo that were only glued
with one drop of glue. I found this after it let go and the wing got loose.
Epoxied in now - no problem. Generally the problems are usually: Lack of glue,
improper alignment and lack of strength in critical areas. Other than
that... I guess if you have some spare time and don't want to spend a
lot of money, they're OK. All depends on what you think your time is
worth.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2><SPAN
class=640433000-23072005></SPAN></FONT><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial
size=2><SPAN class=640433000-23072005><FONT size=2>John Pavlick<BR><A
href="http://www.idseng.com/"
target=_blank>http://www.idseng.com</A><BR> </FONT> </DIV></SPAN></FONT>
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<DIV align=left class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> discussion-request@nsrca.org
[mailto:discussion-request@nsrca.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>John
C<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, July 22, 2005 8:07 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
discussion@nsrca.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Sword 2M ARF<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV>I got one the other week, Couldn't beat the price.</DIV>
<DIV> The only problem with mine was the stab halves weren't lined
up, looking from the top view, so I'm gonna have to put in a different
stub tube to get things lined up. </DIV>
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<DIV>John Contreras</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:chochhalter@direcway.com"
title=chochhalter@direcway.com>Chuck Hochhalter</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org"
title=discussion@nsrca.org>discussion@nsrca.org</A></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/22/2005 4:09:31 PM </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Sword 2M ARF</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN class=GramE><FONT color=navy
face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Just got my “SWORD” in the mail
today.</SPAN></FONT></SPAN><FONT color=navy><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy"><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Very
nice is my first impressions.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>I have yet to put a laser to it or weigh parts but…<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The landing gear has got to go
along with the pretty wheel pants.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN><SPAN class=GramE>VERY HEAVY.</SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Also the cowl is heavy fiberglass,
might be able to mold a new one out of CF or
something.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">I will let you
know as I get into it further.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Might start a
thread on RCU if I can find the time, maybe <SPAN
class=SpellE>Inchenol</SPAN> <SPAN class=GramE>can</SPAN> team up with me
on this eh buddy?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">More to
come<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT color=navy face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Chuck<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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