Thanks Mike. It's all due to Brenner and his work. And to Harry Roe back in 1981 who pushed me to make my contra drive.

Here's a pic I'm sure you'll get a kick out of. My first "real" pattern plane was a Phoenix 6 in 1976. The 7 is the same thing other then a thicker stab that's mounted a little higher. I took this pic after getting the first flights on my new Hangar 9 Phoenix 7. What a kick it was to fly that design again! After looking at all the "modern" pattern models I kept thinking as I put the 7 together, this just isn't going to fly well. Boy, I wish my 7's in 1978 flew as well as this one! Tracks like it's on rails, rolls like a dream. Just a blast! And finishing the flight with a nice, nose high, held off the runway forever landing. Sent a chill up my spine!

I got another 8 flights on the Contra equipped Onas today. Got to fly it in some 20 MPH winds. I think they will probably outlaw this thing. It flies so good it's like cheating!