It went very well for the first two flights. On the first flight I had a small amout of trimming to do and he smoothed right out. The second flight, after a high end carb adjustment, it was flying even better with more power and Iwas getting the feel for him. Iadded a bit more elevator and aileron throw and he handled very well. I shot a few approaches and landings and he handled very well without flaps as it was a bit windy.
The 3rd flight was going great too ...no adjustments needed, so Ifelt free to wring him out a bit. However, the engine died as I pulled the throttle back at the top of a hammer head. He was up wind at the north endo of the runway started down wind in a hurry so I pulled full flaps in hopes I could slow him down enough to make the runway. Iover-shot the runway and I tried to set him down in the rough off the south end when the left main wheel hit a hole or rut right after touchdown and tore the wings off. The left wing is in real bad condition but, the right wing can be repaired and recovered. Imay be able to use the right wing as a template to make ribs for the left wing. The inboard half of wing behind the spar is missing.
I've never tried a repair this big so, don't know if I can do it successfully or not. I've written to a place that sells laser cut kits to see if they can cut a couple of wings for this bird. I've also posted "wanted"adds on the major Forums so, we'll see what turns up.
Ihate that it happened and don't know why the engine died. It ran great during the second flight but, was still a bit rich on the bottom end. I do plan to repair or replace the wings. I really like the way this bird flies.

RJ