you COULD take the wings off, 8 screws i think and the aileron connectors.. at least 4 more. it would be worth the time to fly it though. to me anyway. i fixed the landing gear with a little epoxy. have had maybe a dozen landings since then and its been fine. i havent really been doing this that long. have an avistar, tiger 2, gp extra 300s, funtana and waco.. waco is by far my favorite.