Thanks Ken, much appreciated. Now that I've fiddled around with this project for a few days I've really begun to appreciate how much work went into getting these things really sorted out The kit price, especially when I consider the complexity of making a chute, starts sounding more and more reasonable all the time!

Now that I've gotten to this point in the project, I'm realizing that little 50" Turbo Porter (to be powered by an AXI 2820/10 brushless with a 10 cell NiMH pack) may not have enough "oomph" to carry even my relatively lighter "dude" airborne. For that matter I don't even know how successful the Turbo Porter will be, seeing as it's another scratchbuilt design!

So, since I have no other power plane to use as a parachute plane (and no interest/intention in purchasing a gasser), hopefully the ThunderFoil kite will work OK for paragliding with my homemade skydiver. If it works with the Turbo Porter as well, that will just be gravy!

Steve