I was aware of the price from wholesale planes, but for the difference, I'll do business with my local HS. Same thing with Wal-Mart; sometimes you cannot avoid going there, but will do business with the local members of our community as often as I can. As for retracts, Robart Air Retracts will work, and with some modification, e-flite electric retracts will work. I'm going to use the e-flite electric myself. I do wish they would have mounted the LG a little forward to guard against the nose-over prevelant in many of the war-birds. And yes, I fly off of grass, mowed very close once or twice a week and rolled twice a year, but can still be a problem if your not on your toes! That's why I am such a believer in; "Experience is a hard teacher. She always gives the test first and the lesson some time later!"
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