G'day

If it helps - I bought a Somethin' Extra and a spare fuse kit from Sig a week ago. It should be turning up here any time.

If you do build it - read the instructions. I did not and ended up building a banana out of the fuse. The instructions are to put it all together which elastic bands THEN glue from the INSIDE. I did this when I built a Four Star 40 subsequently and it works brilliantly. No glue on the outside makes sanding really easy and it ended up straight.

Also when you come to fly it, make sure your first flight is on Low Rates and about 30% exponential on the ailerons really helps to tame this flighty bird. Mine was a bit off square and wanted to roll as a result and my attempts at correcting it just made things worse. Fortunately I managed to get some height, then trim it and land. I dialed in about 60% expo but this was WAY too much and made it really doughy to fly so I reduced it to 30% and it was great.

Also, don't make my other mistake (which killed the plane) and put the switch in the removable hatch. I sold it to a friend and he was letting another friend fly it when the hatch came loose, the switch un plugged and you can guess the rest. It had a Saito 56 in it and this was a really good combination. I was expecting it to be fairly slow but the Saito really hauled it around.

We are going to build another one and repair the old one with a new fuse. Wing damage was minor but the wing tube bent so I have bought a spare for that too. I really like Sig's spare parts arrangement.