Rnfaust
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Flight distance : 734938 ft
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Maybe The inspection process isn't thorough enough at their injection plant. and they are missing the shells with bad spots.
As for the plastic itself, I've found it very flexible and resilient.
I've had my P3A over a year now with no signs of cracking yet. After having it only a week I managed to back it into a huge pine tree and it bent the shell when it hit the ground - actually wrinkled it at the motor end. One prop was hitting the fuselage as it turned. Nothing else was damaged.
I took the shell apart and reshaped it using a heat gun. That's why I say they are quite flexible.
Other than the evidence of a wrinkle having been there, no other problems remained or occurred since. I did add Strong Arm reinforcement plates later for peace of mind. But honestly, they would not have helped in that crash.
I think about replacing the shell, but since mine is ok now, I'm just waiting for something really better to come along or the next catastrophic event to go ahead and swap it out. Of course, next time I may not be so lucky and need a replacement aircraft.
Considering I'm a guy that voided his warranty the first week, I have no real complaints about my P3A at all. We'll see how long I can keep it in the air.
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