Oh man, what a pitty about the Cub. Glad he got it repaired. I know other guys who have admitted to doing the same thing with various parts of their planes. Maybe we could start a support group and call it "Victims of the Fan" or maybe "Bashed by the Blade"?

On the advice of the guys on the Saito Club thread, Imounted it inverted. They say "no worries", just be careful of hydrolock. Once running they say it doesn't matter. I use an electric starter and don't have to worry about choking it. Just crack the throttle and spin away. Once it's been started for the day it will crank right up with about a 2 sec. spin. I've learned my lesson on hand propping a 4 stroke. Ihave two Saito FA-80's (high compression version) and they will definately leave a mark when they pop back. Oooooo it smarts.

I'm about 80% complete with assembly. I need to level the horizontal, install the vertical, run the throttle rod, and buy a new receiver. Last night I found that both of my "spare" AR 7000 receivers were DOA. They've both been in a wreck so, Ishould have expected it.

RJ