Yeah MArk, I'm in this primarily so I don't have to be at someone else's mercy. I can make my own stuff, so I do. If I can provide someone else a good option and make a few bucks for contest traveling money, that's good enough for me. I know the market is there, I discovered it completely by accident. Plus eevry time someone does good with one, it flies in the face of the arguement "you must have a european composite kit to be competetive". Hogwash.

This won't be an ultra wide body plane (like a PArtner for instance). In my opinion, that is too big for anyone except someone who gets the rare opportunity to fly F-05. For the rest of us it turns into a kite in heavy wind. Ever been to a contest where there WASN'T heavy wind? I think the key is a good wide body design without getting stupid big. Larger than a focus, smaller than a Partner, somewhere around Supreme size. To me that seems like the best combo for reducing pilot workload and still being able to maintain constant speed flight. Snaps, spins, point rolls, knife edge, and limited mixing are crucial.

I've said enough, I don't even have the plans drawn for the fuse yet

-Mike