Ok, good news. First it barely got off the ground with the 52. Flew about 5 feet then decided it didn't want to stay in the air. damage was a broken prop and destroyed the landing gear. Picked up some new gear and put the G62 in it. G62 with a 22x10 wood prop.
Yesterday was awesome. I flew her 3 times and it was solid in the air!. The landings were watched by several people including 2 (real) pilots. Both said I was mushing it in on the approach. they both thought it was going to stall. The plane came in nose high. We figured I must have been making my final approach too low so there was no way I could put the nose down. It was sloppy but it landed ok. I will try to come in higher on my final approach and let it sink in. The good thing is she showed no bad habits.