I've been building balsa wood models for a lot longer than I care to admit, and I've helped a lot of people get started in building as well as helping them our along the way. Sure, there are always lots of things that can be changed in a build of a plane. Heck, I'm sure guys like myself, John Buckner, Gray Beard, and a good many others here could build a plane like this without even cracking open the instruction (but I can assure that most of us still follow the instructions when we build). But that ability comes with lots and lots of practice. For those that don't have that experience to fall back on the instructions are your best friend. They will tell you what you need to use and what to do when building. And companies like Sig have done a great job in making the instructions pretty easy to follow.

Here in the context of the Beginner's Forum all the "what if's" really aren't something that really needs to be talked about. Yeah, I know that it's interesting and fun, but it can also be very confusing and misleading to others that might be reading this forum.

The plane you are buidling has been around for a very long time and is a very successful kit. Many pilots have successfully built and flown this plane. Sig has done a great job in putting together a great kit with good instructions. If you follow those instructions you're likely to not go wrong and wind up with a great flying plane. But when people start trying to "experiment" or try something new without any experience to back it up that's when they wind up with a disastor at the field and just "can't understand what went wrong". I've seen it more times than I can to think of, and that's why I give the advice I give. Nothing is worse than spending months building a plane and put it up only to watch it crash after a wing folds up because the wrong glue was used (only using this as an example, not trying to bust anybody out). I've seen that look of shear horror on a beginner's face when their plane folds up in the air and falls to the ground. Nothing sours somebody on the hobby quicker than that. But if the instructions are followed and the beginner builds a strong good flying plane, the smile on his face when that plane flies is a sight to behold. and when that happens its a good chance they will stick with the hobby for a long time to come. And that is all I'm trying to do here, help you successfully build your plane.

Ken
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