OK guys, I am PUMPED! I was out at the field tonight flying my Reaper. Awesome! I had a few excellent flights with actuall landings on the runway! I can now say without a doubt, that raising the nose wheel about 1 1/2 inches allows a quick rotation to take off, in about 250 to 300 feet of grass runway. With the Trim brakes I can set it down and stop within 20 to 30 feet easy. I really am amazed at the smoothness of the Reaper. It seems to behave very nicely and I plan to do a lot more flying now that I can take off easily from our field. Landings (without any speed brakes or anything special) are quite slow. I am still using only elevators (no elevon mix) but I find mine is still pretty responsive on the idle glide down to landing. What more to say?! I am happy with the plane! I am also very happy with the Wren MW54 engine, has not had a hiccup yet and I am sure trying (High G turns, fast rolls, etc) hard! Later,
Andrew

Oh yes, I bought my Trim wheels/brakes through Great Northern Models www.greatnorthernmodels.com

They work!