Hi everybody,
Please understand that I'm only the messenger but I'll do my best to explain!.

The guy who is building it believes only in the simple ways of doing things, and leaves out anything which he considers unnecessary, hence his 3 channel radio, and his dislike of computers! ( also computer radios ). However, he does seem to be very good with hunches and has built quite a few weird contraptions which flew successfully.
I think that you are probably on to it JOHNG, I'll look up the machine you mentioned.
Actually it doesn't look completely unlike TALL PAUL'S light hearted depiction, but it won't have wheels ( he considers them totally unnecessary) nor the broken looking tailplane.
He will hand launch it, and land it on a polystyrene pod under the engine bay, which will be ahead of the leading edge, the pod being there to make hand launching easier, and to prevent the prop hitting the ground on landing if the engine is still running. ( This is standard practice for him - He thinks that all the hassle of takeoff is unnecessary.)
He also believes that it will be possible to land it vertically, (tail first of course, and controlled! ).
I will post a sketch of this aircraft, (as I envision it to be ) as soon as I find out how to send it.