What's with Airage Plans?

[High Plains Thumper]

Hi, what is it with Airage AKA Model Airplane News plans service these days?

I went on-line and I only see a very small subset of plans. There doesn't appear to be an option to special order plans.

I am interested in the "Encore Mambo", a MAN remake of the 48" span Sterling Mambo. A google search brings up:

http://www.rcstore.com/rs/general/de...006A&catego=PL

but clicking it returns a not found error.

A kit is available at:

http://www.hobbyhangar.com/test/new.htm

for $60 including shipping. I might just opt for this, because Airage plans service seems to be asking a fortune for plans. I figure given the going prices, they would want about $20 anyway. The $60 includes shipping. $40 buys me the kit, however I was thinking of scratch building.

Go figure, enough ranting already. A favourite past time plans service I used to purchase from as early as 1966, which used to be reasonable appears ready to belly up.

Laters, HPT

[High Plains Thumper]

An update: I guess at this point, MAN is really going down the tubes. I had posted a message to their webmaster as indicated in their rcstore.com web page. Following is what I posted:

Hi,

Do you know when the plans section of the RCStore will be fixed? I click on the link "Plans" from:

http://www.rcstore.com/ME2/Default.asp

I get:

http://www.rcstore.com/ME2/%3Cdirmod...s&ntier1=Plans

"The page cannot be found. The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable."

"HTTP Error 404 - File or directory not found. Internet Information Services (IIS)"

Also, when I was able to get into the plans section, "Encore Mambo", an remake of the Sterling Mambo trainer of the early 1960s, MAN October 2006 issue I think, does not show up.

I want to purchase this plan.

I got the following reply:

Hi. This is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses. This is a permanent error; I've given up. Sorry it didn't work out.

<webmaster@rcstore.com>: 65.171.32.19 does not like recipient. Remote host said: 550 not local host rcstore.com, not a gateway Giving up on 65.171.32.19.

I guess MAN doesn't want mine or anyone else's business.

Sincerely, HPT