I am sorry to have been away from this thread for as long as I have. One's life can change in the blink of an eye and that's what happened to me. Let's just sayI can build on thekitchen table if I want to.....Thanks to all that have asked about me and my Cub. Ironically just before the SHTF I did try to maiden my cub but I did have some problems. One of them being that even though I did balance the plane I forgot to balance it laterally. On takeoff it dipped its wing to the left just as it got into the air. It was only a couple of feet high and the engine (DLE20) didn't have the power to counter. It landed on its wing tip and of coursethe tip broke. Could have been worse. My pride was hurt more than anything. When I got it home I confirmed that it was out of balance. I will fix it but the engine is more of a problem for me than the wing tip. I will be installing a larger engine in the future. Right now I can't even stomach to see my Cub with all that has happened.

I just today returned to my workshop after several weeks andI am findingcomfort in it. I have started building my Ryan.This build should prove to be very challenging to say the least. I have decided that my DLE20will find a new home inthis plane. SDP, I am sorry to learn about your Cub. I know how much time and effort you have put into it. Rebuilding it is the right thing to do. Good luck with it. I have a lot of catching up to do in all the threads, but for now I'm heading to the workshop there's some catching up to do in thereas well.......