NB Engineering ---- was PL Products

[tony at radiosouthrc.com]

Mike:

Those are the very reasons that I went to my own design.  I got tired of dealing with problems out of the country...  Just to much to deal with.   I probably won't ever make an FAI finals, even though I have been very close a couple of times.  I like going to contests with something different.  I also like painting my own stuff.  I'm not the best at it, but my airplanes look decent, at least to me!  After all, are we trying to impress everyone else, or just ourselves?  If I'm happy with it, that is all that matters....

I would hope that everyone on this list would take a hard look at purchasing USA made stuff.  As Mike Harrison said to me a long time ago, you can find hardware and kits in the USA that are as good as anything else, just not as "IN".

Tony Stillman
Radio South
3702 N. Pace Blvd.
Pensacola, FL 32505
1-800-962-7802
www.radiosouthrc.com
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mike Hester 
  To: discussion at nsrca.org 
  Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 8:19 PM
  Subject: Re: NB Engineering ---- was PL Products


  I agree TOTALLY! It's so GREAT to hear good stuff like that, I only wish more people would support these kind of guys, and not just because Flier X flies one....

  Another good point was brought to my attention today. Mike Harrison has been flying his own stuff for years, as has Bryan Hebert. No they haven't won the worlds yet, but they do rather well wouldn't you say? And they did it without marching to the beat of someone else's drum. Neither of them get enough credit. This is the kind of stuff that drives me.

  I wish more people would compete with and do well with North American and (well supported!) designs. Or thier own stuff. Whatever it takes to break the stranglehold of the european kit makers. Just to shake things up and bring people back to reality. 

  Think about this: what happens if a japanese guy starts cleaning house at the worlds again? You know they fly wood planes over there, and they do quite well too.....what then? 

  It's a subject that could be beaten to death (and has been....guilty as charged). But it's a large enough issue to warrant some discussion, positive and negative.

  -Mike

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Archie Stafford 
    To: discussion at nsrca.org 
    Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 8:21 PM
    Subject: NB Engineering ---- was PL Products


     

    On the other end of the scope I want to share an experience from a company who did stand behind their work.  I ordered a Mantis kit and it showed up last month.  Through no fault of Nedim's the fuse was damaged near the horizontal stab.  It was dented and the gel coat was cracked.  I called Nedim and told him what happened, he immediately offered to do whatever it took to fix the situation, offered to send me a new fuse.  I even had a bunch of custom work done on my Mantis, firewall installed and some other things.  The fuse was easily fixed so I did not accept the new fuse offer.  I later found out that for whatever reason he had not insured the shipment.  And even though it would've come out of his pocket, he offered to make sure I was happy.  

     

    Just wanted to share a positive experience from a kit maker, these are the ones we need to take care of.

     

    Arch

     

     

     

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