Nice to see this old thread get revived! Piece O Cake and the Butterfly are classics for sure.

I thought I lost my 82 inch wing last week. Ran out of fuel over the approach end of the runway and even though I could have done a couple of 360's, my brain become disengaged and I dove and slipped for the runway. Hit it fast on the wheels but it ran off the end and the side hitting a Delonix sapling. I thought the wing was toast after seeing the 6 foot tree come down. Picking up the plane, the 1/2 inch leading edge dowel has a 1/8 inch dent in it and the 3/4 inch thick sapling is sheered right off. Hard to believe the balsa D tube wing can be that strong. Have some minor repairs I should do today.

That is the second Delonix to get whacked as the first one got cut by our gardener. Must not be a good location for a tree there!