Tony Read Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'm teaching a mate of mine to fly and following a crash of his ST Disco he went to his LMS today a bought a Wot 4 Foam E. He's done the basic assembly and brought it round for fine tuning. There are a couple of problems. One is the tail wheel alignment. Its way out of wack. As there is no adjustment it seems like I've got to bend it round, being sure not to damage the bottom of the rudder. More serious is that one of the ailerons is not centred by a long way. Even the full amount of sub-trim on the DX6 will not centre it. Don't like to do this anyway as I feel they should be centred mechanically first and then fine tuned if necessary on the TX. As I see it the only option to fix the problem properly is to take the plastic servo cover off. This looks well glued on though. There is also a prominent ding on the leading edge of the wing. I've told him to take the wing back to the LMS as it is not right. However if it was mine I would probably fix it, but what would you do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concorde Speedbird Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 I'd fix it. Dad got his one with a broken tail wheel, and we fixed it. Brilliant plane. But what I'd do is buy a kit one in the first place! Just me, I like building and balsa! CS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanR Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Had the same problem with a Wot 4 Foam E wing and a badly off-centre aileron - took it back to the shop who swopped it for a new wing. Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich too Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Mine has been spot on from day one - apart from the weak u/c which i removed. I'd take it back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Keene Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 I had the same, broken tail wheel and one aileron low. I fixed mine, and it's a great plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon burch Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Take it back and get it swapped. You should not accept a model which has obviously missed the quality checks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Read 2 Posted July 26, 2012 Share Posted July 26, 2012 Thanks all for your input. The only problem that I can forsee is that he has stuck the stickers on the wing, so the model shop might not take it back. Ah, well, lets see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Collinson Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 I have just had my first proper crash since returning to the hobby after a very long hiatus. My Wot 4 foam, latest version, 3 weeks old, shed its wing at the bottom of an adequate loop. Wing ok, fun in 3 bits BUT on close examination, the experienced crew at my club discovered that the dowels at the front of the wing could scarcely have been engaged in their holes, apparently due to a manufacturing fault. As this is a contractual issue with the retailer I will be taking it up but I wondered, firstly has anyone out there had a similar problem, and secondly if you've bout one recently, check the seating before flying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Geezer Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 Bruce - if you do take the plane back to your LMS please don't let them try to persuade you to send it back to Ripmax yourself. If any part the airframe was duff (not of merchantable quality), then under the Sale of Goods Act it is the responsibility of the retailer to replace or refund. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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