What a bummer having to wait until spring.[:@] I'm in Tennessee and we fly up till the end of December normally. I got to see an edge/DA-50 combo fly this spring with a 23 or 24 x 8 Mejzlik on it. It was definately slower than the 22 x 10, but is seemed like he was full throttle if he wanted to get any speed at all out of it. I like doing a bit of IMAC myself, and prefer a bit faster speed. The 10 pitch is a bit touchy, but I'm not competing against anyone but myself. <bg> As far as 3D goes, I'm no expert, but even with a 22 x 10, there is plenty of excess power to get you out of trouble, so you don't need to go to the 23 x 8 for more power. Just a matter of what kind of flight charactoristics you like.