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Gohbee Aviation Stinger 30-90 > Gohbee, the worst company I ever dealt with!!!! 3 strikes you're out!!!
 
 
reiserrob2003
Senior Heliman
Location: Brockton, MA.

First I ordered the CNC tail case as a low cost alternative for my Raptor 50. They sent me a super duty tail hub w/ thrust bearings. So, I called them up, (at least the guy was apologetic) He offered to send the tail case free of charge. Not feeling right about taking free stuff I told him I'd pay for both. Well tail case arrived. Had to sand the living hell out of my tail boom to get it on and on top of that, I had to call them back because there was to much lateral play in the tail rotor shaft. He sent me some shi,s, problem fixed. Then I installed the super tail hub only to find there was way too much play in the grips due to bulk of bearings not equaling length of hub stems, I had to file ends of hub down to eliminate play. Then, three days ago I ordered the CNC collective tray. I got it today. To my surprise its missing numerous parts, of course. This COMPANY CAN'T DO ANYTHING RIGHT.. I'm fine with a screw up now and then but this is ridiculous. Part quality is almost non-existent and whom ever is in charge of there packaging and shipping should be fired. Whats the point of trying to save money if you have to pay three times as much in aggravation. Gohbee, three strikes, you're out!!
06-24-2007 Over year old.
 
 
ddierking
Senior Heliman
Location: O'Fallon, MO - USA

Sorry to hear you are having problems. David at Gohbee is a stand up guy in my opinion. I'm sure he will do what he can to make it right. If you search the forums, you will find there are very few complaints about Gohbee. I became a rep due to the fact of the great service from David. Again, really sorry to hear about your troubles. I'm sure there will be several others that will agree with me.

Dan Dierking
06-25-2007 Over year old.
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Cambo
Senior Heliman
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

The quality of my stinger 50 is very good IMO and i have had very good service from David at gohbee. Remember that although the parts between the raptor 50 and stinger 50 are "interchangable" that does not mean they are exactley the same. For example, i am pretty sure that the stinger and raptor tail booms are slightly different diamaters wich would explain the problem with the tail boom. Contact David about the collective tray and the tr hub. I am sure he will gladley replace those for you.
06-25-2007 Over year old.
 
 
reiserrob2003
Senior Heliman
Location: Brockton, MA.

Don't get me wrong, as I said above he was very apologetic and yes, he was very eager to help me solve my problems the first time I dealt with him. That being said, the part quality as far as my experience has been, is very poor and the shipping and packaging people are extremely careless. We are involved in a hobby where a mechanical failure can cause serious injury or even death. I tell people they are basically flying lawn mowers. Not to mention, a very expensive hobby. One crash can cost hundreds of dollars, and I don't know about you but I work very hard for my money. I believe that the best customer service is the one you don't even have to contact because things were done right from the beginning. I don't ask for much but please just get my order right and include everything it is supposed to. And one more thing, I had to do some serious experimentation to get this collective tray to fit which included grinding and sanding and no, this shouldn't be the way. These are mass produced machined parts that should meet some sort of standards. If Honda was selling replacement widgets for their Accord and you got the wrong part, and when you finally did get the right part and it didn't even fit right, you had to grind it down and mickey mouse things, how do you think it would sit for consumers and how long do you think Honda would last? And one last complaint, when I did look for support online, the part breakdown for the collective tray was nothing like the actual part I received.
06-25-2007 Over year old.
 
 
Cambo
Senior Heliman
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

Again, as i said before, these arn't the same helicopter. Everything above the head is a completely different desine and below they are similar but "NOT" the same.
06-25-2007 Over year old.
 
 
perfesser zero
Key Veteran
Location: Dublin, VA., USA

Solution...

Buy TT Raptor parts and move on. I've had very good service out of David and I've always gotten good parts from him. Can I get bad ones? Sure! You can get bad parts from anyone. David has always made things right if they were not right the first time. Sorry your experience hasn't been the best. I wish you well.

Later...

Scott!

Tiger 50 - OS 50SX-H
Hawk Sport - OS 37SZ-H
Raptor 30 - OS 37SZ-H
JR 10X/R950S
06-26-2007 Over year old.
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reiserrob2003
Senior Heliman
Location: Brockton, MA.

I'm sorry but I think I'm justified in my grievance, and as I already stated, I'm not questioning David's morality and fairness, I'm questioning quality. And I pose this question to the man that stated "do I get bad parts, sure", Have you ever gotten three bad parts in a row from the same place? And I'm not talking about compatibility with Raptor either, I'm talking about parts with missing items, parts with poor fit and finish, and parts with no instructions or instructions that in no way resemble the actual item. So, with that being said, this isn't a character assassination but rather a thread from a disgruntled consumer, and rightly so, on a public forum for all things related to RC helicopters. I'm just merely stating my story for the information of others who may be interested in what I have to say and if your experience with Gohbee has been nothing short of wonderful, maybe this thread isn't for you. Thanks
06-26-2007 Over year old.
 
 
reiserrob2003
Senior Heliman
Location: Brockton, MA.

And just one more thing. I keep hearing you mention that although they are similar, they are not the same. I don't think I'd be far of base to assume the Gohbee frame and Raptor frame are poured from the very same mold. And if they are different, why doesn't Gohbee mention that anywhere on there website, something to the affect of "Although parts are interchangeable, some alterations may be needed" afterall, the best businesses are the honest ones, right?
06-26-2007 Over year old.
 
 
perfesser zero
Key Veteran
Location: Dublin, VA., USA

Unfortunately...

For those parts you've tried to make work you are probably not going to be able to return them, but David may make an exception in your case, but I can't say for sure. Have you tried to return the parts? Can't hurt. I know David has bent over backwards for others at times. He may this time too, if your not satisfied. Try it. You never know. Besides I've had bad purchases (just recently) too and all is not lost. With the proliferation of third party Raptor parts out there, you should be able to find what you're looking for in a number of places. Scout out eBay and see what you can come up with.

Later...

Scott!

Tiger 50 - OS 50SX-H
Hawk Sport - OS 37SZ-H
Raptor 30 - OS 37SZ-H
JR 10X/R950S
06-26-2007 Over year old.
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Cambo
Senior Heliman
Location: Phoenix, Arizona

I have just herd that some of the parts arn't a direct match. I might be wrong. The stinger frame is thicker than the raptors I think. Again, call David at gohbee up, give him one more chance and see what is up. I am sure he will make it right. I had a order screwed up by gohbee once, i ordered my stinger 50 and TR servo boom mount but only the heli arrived. I called David up and he refunded my the money of the mount no questions asked. Now that is was service unlike century who blew me off when my hawk counter gear failed on the 5th flight causing the heli to have a mid air boom strike.

Sorry to hear about your frustrations.
06-26-2007 Over year old.
 
 
reiserrob2003
Senior Heliman
Location: Brockton, MA.

I' not even going to worry about it anymore, I was just venting my frustrations. Besides, I was able to get it to fit with some minor modifications and the use of some additional hardware. If anything I hope David will see this post and realize, "hey, maybe this company could use a little refining." It doesn't hurt for a company to look at what people have to say and maybe try to learn from it. I wish them the best of luck and I enjoy seeing American companies prosper.
06-26-2007 Over year old.
 
 
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