<div>Jeez, at least they will give you something new and acknowledge the error of their ways. </div>
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<div>Reminds me of the old Futaba J systems of the early 80s. I had one (the last Futaba I owned for Pattern)<SPAN contentEditable=false style="DISPLAY: inline-block"></SPAN> and it KILLED my most beloved Arrow of the time. That plane was something else....I had great confidence in its flying capability until its early DEATH at 12 flights, just long enough to know it was the best ever for me at the time.</div>
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<div>Caps because it's been 25 years and I still get pissed off at how that whole thing was handled by Futaba of America (badly). Good products overall, but they deserve a little bashing for the way they handled MY situation.</div>
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<div>Really good airplanes are very hard to replace and their loss sets you back quite a while. And I'm sure that some guys never make it back</div>
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<div>Matt</div>
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-----Original Message-----<br>
From: Ron Van Putte <vanputte@cox.net><br>
To: General pattern discussion <nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org><br>
Sent: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 4:51 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: !4 MZ modifications<br>
<br>
<div id=AOLMsgPart_0_e9b96309-321e-4ce4-b633-4edb7673284f style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; MARGIN: 0px; COLOR: #000; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; BACKGR OUND-COLOR: #fff">Hmmmm. I wonder how Keith knows this. Come clean Keith. How'd you find out? <br>
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Inquisitive Ron VP <br>
<br>
On Dec 11, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Keith Hoard wrote: <br>
<br>
> The old ones are blue and the new ones are white. . . there is a > secret code to getting them changed out. You have to tell them > that you're getting intermittent glitches that you can see on the > servo screen. <br>
> <br>
> Otherwise they won't change them out until you lose an airplane. . . <br>
> <br>
> On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 2:37 PM, John Pavlick <<A href="mailto:jpavlick@idseng.com">jpavlick@idseng.com</A>> > wrote: <br>
> And if they could just tell us exactly what that secret "color" is, > we could all look at our radios and figure out if they need to be > replaced or not. Almost there... <br>
> <br>
> OK, let's try this: <br>
> Tony - what color are the encoders that you install when you > service one of these radios that has "bad" encoders? <br>
> <br>
> John Pavlick <br>
> <br>
> --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Richard Strickland <<A href="mailto:pamrich47@hotmail.com">pamrich47@hotmail.com</A>> > wrote: <br>
> From: Richard Strickland <<A href="mailto:pamrich47@hotmail.com">pamrich47@hotmail.com</A>> <br>
> Subject: [NSRCA-discussion] FW: !4 MZ modifications <br>
> To: "NSRCA DISCUSSION" <<A href="mailto:nsrca-discussion@lists.nsrca.org">nsrca-dis
cussion@lists.nsrca.org</A>> <br>
> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 6:05 PM <br>
> <br>
> Here's a little more info.... <br>
> RS <br>
> <br>
> <br>
> > -----Original Message----- <br>
> > From: support Futaba [<A href="mailto:support@hobbico.com?">mailto:support@hobbico.com</A>] <br>
> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 10:57 AM <br>
> > To: <A href="mailto:richard.s@allied-callaway.com">richard.s@allied-callaway.com</A> <br>
> > Subject: Re: FW: !4 MZ modifications <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Dear Valued Customer: <br>
> > <br>
> > Thank you for your Email. <br>
> > <br>
> > The stick encoders have been replaced with new ones. The only > thing we <br>
> > know is that they are a different color, but the part numbers are > the <br>
> > same. The screens are not a "new" type, just replacements for bad <br>
> > ones. <br>
> > <br>
> > We hope you find this information helpful. Should you have any > further <br>
> > questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us at this <br>
> > email address. (Please be sure to copy all previous emails into any <br>
> > future questions.) <br>
> > <br>
> > DID YOU KNOW that our web pages now all contain FAQs? (Frequently > asked <br>
> > questions) Please drop by and take a
look! We hope you'll find the <br>
> > information helpful and valuable to you. <br>
> > <br>
> > Sincerely, <br>
> > <br>
> > Futaba Service Center North America <br>
> > 3002 N. Apollo Dr. Suite 1 <br>
> > Champaign IL 61822 <br>
> > USA <br>
> > <br>
> > Phone: (217) 398-0007 <br>
> > Fax: (217) 398-7721 <br>
> > Email: <A href="mailto:service@futaba-rc.com">service@futaba-rc.com</A> <br>
> > Web: <A href="http://www.futaba-rc.com/index.html" target=_blank>http://www.futaba-rc.com/index.html</A> <br>
> > <br>
> > >>> "Richard Strickland" <<A href="mailto:richard.s@allied-callaway.com">richard.s@allied-callaway.com</A>> 12/11/2008 <br>
> > 10:42 AM >>> <br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > Have the encoders been changed to a different type or > configuation? If <br>
> > so, <br>
> > about when was that change made? Same thing on the screen--are the <br>
> > newer <br>
> > ones different than the older ones? If so, about when was that > change <br>
> > made? <br>
> > <br>
> > Thanks, <br>
> > <br>
> > Richard <br>
> <br>
> <br>
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