I have, er had a Lanier F4. It flew fantastic and looked as good as it flew. I had it powered by an OS .50SX with a tuned pipe. On it's tenth flight the wing bolts pulled through the wing tabs. The wing fluttered down with nary a scratch (other than the splintered wing tab). The fuselage came in like a meteor destroying my JR 950 receiver (which cost more than the plane), all of my JR servos including two 8411s (which cost more than the plane) and the motor was destroyed as well (which cost more than the plane). All in all, this was an expensive accident. An accident that could have been prevented if Lanier did a better job on the wing tab. It turns out that the grain of the balsa was oriented such that there was absolutely no strength in the tab, and it was a miracle that this didnt happen sooner. I will post pics tomorrow. There was no way for me to know as this area was fully covered in monocote.

I intend to speak with Lanier regarding this, but only after I have had a week or so to calm myself down. I am more than just a little pissed off.