Thanks for the kind comments. I used one of Jeff's kits as a pattern, but modified it a bit - light ply sides and inner ribs, carbon fiber wing tube, and very light radio components crammed into the first fuselage bay.

I wrestled a bit with the blue instead of black, and in the end decided the dark blue would be a little different. Same with the film - have enough Silkspan and dope to do it up right and especially like sewn hinges, but thought I could never match the weight of the Microlite and really needed to keep the weight down with the Super Tigre G60. In the end I settled for a Cap'n Eddie pilot as a nod to Kazmirski.

I'll wait for calm winds for the maiden - wouldn't be surprised if the wind pushes it around a bit. Should be able to report back by end of May!

Bill