Originally Posted by 1bwana1

I see a lot of threads on the various sites about poor quality, and bad service. I also read that many ARF companies are experiencing poor sales due to the tuff economy. Some well known ones have even closed. Chris and the EF group seem to be having the opposite problem. They seem to be having difficulty keeping up with demand. I believe this is due to:

Great, well tested designs

Good quality control

Fantastic customer service

Chris's seemingly limitless support for the Hobby, and events. His generosity is well known.

Glad to see that this business model still works here.

I have been waiting for one of the new 78" Extra 300s for just short of a year. I know when it gets here next month, it will be a special product, and I will be happy I waited.

Thanks...You cant believe the dedication Chris has towards the finished product. He also donates so much too which basically is supporting and putting back into the hobby.
The 78" Extras are going to be great. The electric version has been flown quite a few times...Awesome! I had gotten the 78" Gas version almost done and its back in the shop getting the motor mounted....the motor was delayed and thus the finished plane delayed but its a great plane. I cant wait to fly the gas version.

Originally Posted by mstam

I'll be waiting behind my computer to press the order button as soon the Edges arrive

To my knowledge they are on the water or will be VERY soon...

Originally Posted by JoeAirPort

Martin aren't you on a list at EF? I'd be if I were you, and there were one for the Edges.

I heard there will be a CAP and I want one.

Yes they'll send us an email I guess. Don't think they accept pre-orders.

Originally Posted by 1bwana1

I see a lot of threads on the various sites about poor quality, and bad service. I also read that many ARF companies are experiencing poor sales due to the tuff economy. Some well known ones have even closed. Chris and the EF group seem to be having the opposite problem. They seem to be having difficulty keeping up with demand. I believe this is due to:

Great, well tested designs

Good quality control

Fantastic customer service

Chris's seemingly limitless support for the Hobby, and events. His generosity is well known.

Glad to see that this business model still works here.

I have been waiting for one of the new 78" Extra 300s for just short of a year. I know when it gets here next month, it will be a special product, and I will be happy I waited.

Depends which country you are in. The EF distributor was the first one to go under in the UK and we haven't had a supply since I've tried ordering spares only to have my order rejected. The only stockest in the UK supply at almost twice the price of the nearest rival

Once you could not go to a club without seeing EF models on the flight line, now they are rare in the UK.

I am glad you guys receive such fantastic service, truely I am but it is a different story over here which is such a shame. They had one of the biggest followings and a fantastic support service here once but that has all gone.

I still have my EF 88" Yak and still love it though

We are in discussion with a few UK dealers and hope to have a solution for our UK customers soon.

50cc Edge web page is live: http://www.extremeflightrc.com/html/50ccEdge.html

Sweet! I need one! ;-) Chris, I have to say that the lines of this Edge surpass all others that I've seen. You hit the nail on the head, and I can only imagine how it will fly!

is the Cap still going to be released???

Thanks Daniel! Really looking forward to this one getting into the hands of the resident 3D junkies here on FG.

Yes, the Cap is still in the works. The Cap has taken quite a bit more work and revisions to make sure it lives up to our (and your) expectations. We've just received a new set of wings with a bit less dihedral than the previous versions. We're doing our best to alleviate as many of the coupling issues as possilbe associated with the high stab placement of the Cap. There is no way to make a Cap fly as pure as a Yak or mid wing Extra, but this one is going to be close!

Originally Posted by EXTREME FLIGHT

Yes, the Cap is still in the works. The Cap has taken quite a bit more work and revisions to make sure it lives up to our (and your) expectations. We've just received a new set of wings with a bit less dihedral than the previous versions. We're doing our best to alleviate as many of the coupling issues as possilbe associated with the high stab placement of the Cap. There is no way to make a Cap fly as pure as a Yak or mid wing Extra, but this one is going to be close!

awesome! will pics be released anytime soon?

As soon as we finalize the design.

A few more pictures of the Edge courtesy of my good friend Mr. Jerry Smith.

Also courtesy of Mr. Smith, a few shots of the red/white/blue/silver color scheme. Please keep in mind that these photos are actually of the new 48" Edge 540T-EXP as I don't have a 50cc version in this color scheme yet.

Originally Posted by EXTREME FLIGHT

A few more pictures of the Edge courtesy of my good friend Mr. Jerry Smith.

Improved cowling Mine of the Extra 300 is literally deteriorating after 300+ flights.
And what is the ring on top of the cowling?

It's one of our EF fuel caps. Available here: http://www.extremeflightrc.com/html/Accessories.html