As you posted, plane worked remarkably well. With slow throttle up it tracked straight on take off and flew like it was on rails. Only problem was the trim change with the gear up and I just set up a mix for both conditions. Will take some flights to get the amount correct as it only takes 4 clicks trim to balance out once the gear is up, (trim set for 1 increment changes).

Only one minor screwup on landing and was my own fault. Got notice of a full size wanting to head out so was in a bit of a rush to get it down. Hit a bit harder than I wanted. Looked like I compressed the suspension to the bottom, yet taxied back fine. Found one leg bent back slightly when I pulled it apart for transport. Am looking at a different set of struts I had set aside for the P-51 that are the same length with a longer stroke.

The Saito 125 is getting more economical with each flight. Was up 5 minutes and estimate still had half a tank.

Since the set screw is only in plastic, still having a problem with the tailwheel moving in the steering arm. Going to look at filing a flat on the wire.

It was surprising how much interest it generated from the jet guys once I had it sitting on the flight line. Quite a few stated that was one of their favorite Grummans and one had partially finished a Zirolli kit, (till he found out the scale gear ran well north of $1200 USD!).