I flew her again today and it was pure gold! It hovers just off idle and is inifinitely controllable even in her noseheavy condition. She handles so nicely, that flying inverted circles just off of the ground is child's play. Harriers and inverted harriers are done with unbelievable ease. Dragging the tail down the runway can be done for such a distance, I am probably going to have to make a new tail or glue a plastic skid the the tip.
In some ways it is kind of scary. The plane has so much power and recovers so well, I find myself performing wild stunts with less than 10 feet under the plane. At some point, somthing will break or I will make a mistake and that will mark the end of my UCANDO, but until then, you havent lived until you have performed multiple snaps just feet off the ground!
The cowl has to be cut just a bit to give room for the exhaust cannister to have clearance out the tunnel area in the bottom. Just under the "chin" of the cowl has to be cut to allow room for the valve covers...that's it.
This is a fantastic setup which I would recommend to anybody. Now the fellow that is going to try a G62... Keep me posted!!! All joking aside, I may try a Saito 300 twin if I build another!