Congrats on your first flight. You truly have a unique color scheme, and I love the decal. The canopy in that color looks absolutely great on that plane. It's nice to see a Dirty Birdy built to plans, (even though I have two of the modified birds built by others), the original plan-form is the prettiest.

Mark: It's up to you on the retracts/pipe. Retracts could be added, but the weight and wing loading goes up as well. You don't have to apologize for not adding retracts if you choose not to do so...you are not a second class citizen because you keep it simple.

I hope to have you fly with us in Knoxville or Asheville soon as you're ready.

Duane