ORIGINAL: ameyam

A couple of years back I bought a GP UltraSport 40 plus kit (the one with the enlarged tail surfaces) as my first build. The way I built it (in the mistakes I made), it became a very fast flier and not suited to the sunday flying type airplane I needed. We flew it only a few times and when it nosed over on landing, it broke the LG block in the wing and I didnt repair if after, moved to other models. It also didnt have a good covering job as I had used some very old Oracover which was powdering and scrap quality.

This year I need a rough and cheap airplane for flying in the off-season and having crashed my trainer in the last season due to radio loss, I was thinking of resurrecting the US40+. I also need something to keep me occupied in the off-season. But I do want to make if fly slower and easier. I have already taken the old covering off. Should I take the balsa sheeting off the wings, add capstrips on the ribs and then re-sheet over the cap strips? This would make the wing fatter (increase camber) and fly slower. It will also increase wing area and cord marginally. I can do this in the entire wing except where it fits into the fuse

Otherwise, should I junk it all together and get a Extra 330 60 size and build that in the monsoon? I have old unused engines for both sizes

Ameyam