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Is go flight still in business?

LouisLouis
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I searched high and low to find out if the company is still in operation and no luck. I had John's e-mail and I see it's not in service either . A lot of us have a lot of money invested in their products and would be nice to know if there still around.

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  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    I did have email contact with someone from GoFlight a few months back and their website is still up so I assume they are. I will contact them and let you know.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • LouisLouis
    It's OK Steve, I'm all good but they have a good product ,all metal, no plastic and sure wouldn't want to see them abandon ship. Just wondering is all .
  • richjbrichjb
    I would like to know if they are still around. I have a GoFlight MCP that has a broken VS wheel. it only registers in on direction. Anyone know how to fix it...besides perhaps GoFlight?

    Thanks!

    Rich Boll
  • RayProudfootRayProudfoot
    Hi Steve, if you can get any information about their plans or intentions that would be much appreciated. All my kit is still working and I need no immediate help but it would help if we knew if they’re intending to restart their business. Covid restrictions have been eased a long time ago.

    If nothing else it would be the professional way to behave given many people have invested hundreds of pounds / dollars / euros in GoFlight kit.
    Cheers,
    Ray (Cheshire, England)
  • RayProudfootRayProudfoot
    I tried logging in to my account and the password wasn’t accepted. So I used the option to reset it. After entering my email a message appeared saying it was invalid.

    Looks like the front end is just a shell. The only thing that works is the downloads which might be the sole reason the site remains alive.
    Cheers,
    Ray (Cheshire, England)
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    OK, good news!

    Heard back from GoFlight and the company is opening back up in January. Health issues have caused the delay.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • RayProudfootRayProudfoot
    Brilliant!!! Thanks Steve for making contact with them. I’d given up hope we’d ever hear from them again.
    Cheers,
    Ray (Cheshire, England)
  • dmeerpadmeerpa
    richjb said:

    I would like to know if they are still around. I have a GoFlight MCP that has a broken VS wheel. it only registers in on direction. Anyone know how to fix it...besides perhaps GoFlight?

    Thanks!

    Rich Boll

    Most probably it's the decoder that is broken. I have the impression the quality of the used Rotary Encoder is not the best quality.

    I have 2 GF-45, where both rotary knobs don't work well. Sometimes it doesn't work in one direction and if it works it often apply the action from the inverse direction.
    Same happens with my GF-LGTII the elevation Trim has the same issue.

    I also have the GF-166A that gives bad contacts when using the push buttons. I will see at my local hardware shop to buy some new pushbuttons (Tact Switch 12x12x7,3mm) which costs 0,45€.
    Finding the correct size of rotary decoder will be harder, and a little bit useless to buy 6 or 7 of them If I'm not sur if it's really the rotary button.

    I could test with an another size, the ECW1J-C24-EC0024 used in the GF-45 uses only 3 pins, a common and a channel A and B. the 4 other pins is just to hold the rotary to the PCB print.
    The ECW1J-C24-EC0024 is obsoleted, but you can replace those by the ECW1J-C24-EC0024L. You can find those for les then 3€.

    I didn't check which encoder is used in the MCP, because the one in the GF-LGTII is smaller, and I suspect the one in the MCP is also smaller, but if you can solder and find the same rotary decoder you can easily change them yourself. Have to say, accessing the PCB of the MCP is some work, you need to remove all knobs and nuts from the front panel.



  • richjbrichjb
    dmeerpa said:

    richjb said:

    I would like to know if they are still around. I have a GoFlight MCP that has a broken VS wheel. it only registers in on direction. Anyone know how to fix it...besides perhaps GoFlight?

    Thanks!

    Rich Boll

    Most probably it's the decoder that is broken. I have the impression the quality of the used Rotary Encoder is not the best quality.

    I have 2 GF-45, where both rotary knobs don't work well. Sometimes it doesn't work in one direction and if it works it often apply the action from the inverse direction.
    Same happens with my GF-LGTII the elevation Trim has the same issue.

    I also have the GF-166A that gives bad contacts when using the push buttons. I will see at my local hardware shop to buy some new pushbuttons (Tact Switch 12x12x7,3mm) which costs 0,45€.
    Finding the correct size of rotary decoder will be harder, and a little bit useless to buy 6 or 7 of them If I'm not sur if it's really the rotary button.

    I could test with an another size, the ECW1J-C24-EC0024 used in the GF-45 uses only 3 pins, a common and a channel A and B. the 4 other pins is just to hold the rotary to the PCB print.
    The ECW1J-C24-EC0024 is obsoleted, but you can replace those by the ECW1J-C24-EC0024L. You can find those for les then 3€.

    I didn't check which encoder is used in the MCP, because the one in the GF-LGTII is smaller, and I suspect the one in the MCP is also smaller, but if you can solder and find the same rotary decoder you can easily change them yourself. Have to say, accessing the PCB of the MCP is some work, you need to remove all knobs and nuts from the front panel.



    Thank you, sir. This is likely out of my realm of expertise. :smile: I'll see what they say when they come back in January. I've been considering an upgrade for some time. Perhaps now is the time! :smile:
  • RayProudfootRayProudfoot
    Hi Steve. Well here we are on the 17th of January and nothing has changed on the GoFlight website. The COVID notice remains and nothing has been posted on their Facebook page either. Do you have a contact you can ask what is going on?
    Cheers,
    Ray (Cheshire, England)
  • ahbarbosaahbarbosa
    They do not reply to emails either
  • admin_ppsadmin_pps
    I did speak to the owner again after Xmas and as far as I'm aware they intended to open in Jan. Perhaps something has come up. I'll drop an email to him.

    Best wishes
    Steve
  • RayProudfootRayProudfoot
    Steve, just ask them to remove the COVID-19 notice and post something to the effect that they're still alive and business will resume. Thanks.
    Cheers,
    Ray (Cheshire, England)
  • ahbarbosaahbarbosa
    I've just received a reply to an email that I had sent a couple of os months before. Apparently, they are coming back ...
  • RayProudfootRayProudfoot
    ahbarbosa said:

    I've just received a reply to an email that I had sent a couple of os months before. Apparently, they are coming back ...

    Something more substantial is needed. They’ve been saying that for 2 years.
    Cheers,
    Ray (Cheshire, England)
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