I have to agree that things are getting much better. Case and point - I am about finished with the U-Can Do by G.P. The first thing I noticed was how well packaged this model was in the box. G.P. did an outstanding job. Ply braces on the sides and ends with foam attached to the ends so as to not damage the wing tips. I had never seen this with any ARF before. The covering was perfect and very neat. The engine mounting holes were pre-drilled with the blind nuts inserted and glued. The pre-drilled holes actually lined up with the aluminum engine mount I purchased for the O.S. 91 four stroke. Shocked and lucky things aligned. The directions have been simplified into pages rather than a book. Good for someone more experienced, but maybe not good for someone with little to no experience. Fuel proofing was already done to the firewall too.

I always reinforce joints, wing hold down and engine mounts. I just fibergalssed the wing in the middle on both sides to add strength. When I took the covering off I noticed a cracked piece of balsa in a bad spot. Hm........ glad this was caught early.

See pictures below of the fiberglass added on the bottom side before covering with the belly pan and then the topside, done the same way and then covered. The LG does seem a bit flimsy with only two screws holding it in place. From what I have seen as to how this airplane flies and lands, this most likely won't be an issue, but I would have liked the L.G. to be more secured. The horizontal stab has two socket head machine screws that go into blind nuts in the fuse. Nice added touch, but I still used epoxy just to be sure. Also added a Hayes 13 oz tank and exchanged the foam wheels for 3" H-9 Rubber Pro Lites. Replaced the 256 rods with 440's and used Sullivan solder clevises and Dubro threaded clevises on the adjustment side of the rods.