Bob,
Mups53 had a V1 and flies Masters.
I can't remember if he had it two seasons or one.
The plane lives on is flying with another contest flyer.
Mups53 did some extensive mods, removing lots of material in the nose, to make
weight.
Which he did!
He cut most of that diagonal bracing off the sides of the fuse up in the front part and a lot of material
off that deck.
I cut away alot in my V1 as well, although not as much as Mups, and I haven't had any problems.
A funny story though....
We moved this summer.
I rented a U-Haul van and packed, loaded and moved my hobby stuff myself.
Thank heavens!!!!
(but that's another story [])
I had saved the shipping box the V1 came in and used it to pack some other models. When I removed some
of the wrapping material I had left in the box guess what I found in the bottom?
A crutch for the rear part of the fuse that would have run from the rudder servo to the stab area!
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I didn't install it!
I didn't even see it until I had flown the plane for two years!
I'm leaving it out.
JLK