Mr G, appreciate the compliment. That was production model #3 out of the Thai plant ... it was still FiberClassics when I got the plane. I sold the plane in mid-year 2003 to a guy in TX so I could get the 40% Edge that's also pictured on my site. As luck would have it, Forward Air completely DESTROYED the plane by dropping another crate on top of the crate it was shipped in. The crate the plane was in was 2x4 frame with plywood sides all around. What a shame ... nearly two years of flying it (several hundred flights) without a scratch and then destroyed in shipping.

By the way ... a tip to make this and any model look 10x better ... polish the exhaust pipes. See the pics in my link. Wet sand using progressively finer paper (start with ~ 400) and then use a metal polishing cream. Man ... what a difference. Trick not needed with the newer black coated DA mufflers, I guess.

Enjoy ... it is a great flying plane.

JS