RE: Newbies don't forget the Preflight checks
speeking of loose screws....
i have also learned that muffler screws come loose, i have found this out the hard way 2 flights, back half of it came off (found everything on the runway) next flight the entire muffler came off
use some sort of thread locker any where you can. it might save you a few bucks! or a plane[&o]