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Howdy, "Gaz",
The strut attachment tabs should remain fixed to the wing. We "red lock-tited" ours into the wing, so you don't have to crush the wood by over-tightening. We are using 6-32 SHCS and nylon-insert lock nuts to assemble/disassemble the struts to the tabs. By the way, I am looking for a trailer to purchase---one that is wide enough inside for transporting this plane assembled. No field setup time!![image][/image] 
I agree that the instruction manual left much to be desired. I am glad I had a friend to build for me, and glad that he is very mechanically inclined! Between the two of us, we got it all figured out, as well as a few additions, such as the firewall reinforcement with aluminum angle. Having already had one giant-scale gas motor pull off a firewall, I recommend this addition. I doesn't weigh hardly anything, and adds tons of security.
I purchased my wing tubes at Troy Built Models: http://www.troybuiltmodels.com/WingTubes.htm.
Here is the info, but note the item is out of stock: 7/8" x 30" .035" wall 1.9 oz for 30" $29.95 OUT OF STOCK Part# JAE.875x30
You will need 2 (two) tubes to have enough for the Pitts. But you will save a HALF POUND of weight!!
The 7/8" tubes are as close as you can get. We used monokote self-stick to "shim" them up. (See one of my earlier posts for picture of the wrap). Make sure the inside edge of each tube socket in each wing is smooth. I had one where the plywood root rib was not flush with the paper tube, and it caught the monokote and messed it up (it tried to curl the monokote back)when removing the CF tube. Filed the rib/tube junction smooth, and now, no problem.
As far as the "lukewarm" part, I am very enthusiastic about it! I wasn't real happy it took so long to get here, but now that it's built, I think it is a beautiful ship, and it built very light with the CF tubes, LiIon batteries (also from Troybuilt Models), and DA-50 motor with manual choke.
Even with a smoke system, we are at 27.42 oz/sq ft wing loading, empty. According to Don, at Don's Hobby Shop, the ideal for IMAC is 28-32, so we're at 29.64 with full fuel, and 31.48 with fuel and smoke oil. Fine with me!!
One other modification would be the cowl ring. Also shown in one of my earlier posts. Very secure and clean installation of the cowl, with no external screws! Just make a homemade hex wrench extension by gluing a ball driver into a 12" dowel, so you can reach inside the cowl to put in the SHCSs.
If you are using a DA-50, a manual choke arm works fine (see earlier post for picture), and saves another 3 ounces, or so by leaving out a servo...
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RE: Pitts Pythons in Customs now - 
How is everyone else doing it? 
and for such a price I would like to see a comprehnsive set of instructions (took quite a while to workout which items of the 
I pointed it in the wind (15 mph) - cut the throttle to idle and started feeding in up elevator. Once it stopped moving forward ... it just kinda ... hung there ... dead stop in the air ... and started the smoothest elevator I've seen a biplane do. That wasn't what I was wanting to do so I fed the throttle in and went around to land. I lined up - cut the throttle to a fast idle - after crossing the threshold started letting it drop and cut to a slow idle. I got a nice smooth 3 pointer without any sign of wanting to nose over. 
But at least we have pics of it actually at a flying field