Update: Finshed checking the plane out (I thought) and took it to our local field to fly it. Our field being a rarely used, private dirt/grass, full scale runway of a local farmer. Had few problems with the nose gear set screw, but easily solved that with a suitable replacement. The engine was running good and started quickly after fueling. I finally found a smooth spot in the runway amongst the cow tracks and raised the throttle to start my run. The plane gathered speed and low and behold!>!>!> NADA! No lift, No flying. The plane was smoking down the runway at high speed but would not get off the ground no matter what I did with the controls. My instructor was with me and unfortunately the sun was fading fast at the time so we packed it in and headed for home. 45 minutes later I get a call from my instructor with a news flash and most likely the cause and fix for my flightless bird. He tells me to flatten the main gear (trike gear) and check the LE to see if it is slightly higher than the TE. We both think the wing was effectively acting as a downforce keeping the plane glued to the runway, harder and harder the faster it went. We will adjust and check some more and see how it goes again this weekend. Good Luck!