HunterBrooks
Second Officer
United States
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For me, it reminds me of a new house settling in. Every new house will have "stress cracks" as gravity, fluctuating hot/cold temperature conditions, and other forces act on it. I have two very small stress cracks on one motor (rear, left side). When I think about what this thing is doing on every flight, I'm surprised there aren't more. I'll just keep an eye out, and inspect it after so many flights. But it has not in any way changed the way I fly.
Ha, ever wonder why your new car "oil change" at the dealership takes 4 hours to complete. Guess what - they are also tightening loose screws, popping back loose door panels, re-torquing engine mounts, replacing parts that they know will break soon based on pre-launch testing but didn't want to miss their shipping dates. It would be the same if after every 5 hours of flight time, you brought your P3 to a dealer for a quick maintenance check. One of the most expensive aspects of fixed-wing aircraft ownership is the mandatory maintenance after so many hours of flight.
Sounds like a good business model for some entrepreneurial RC gurus - offering annual maintenance contracts to P3 owners. |
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