I'm honestly not trying to bash this thread. I think its a great thing that you're doing. Being mostly self taught, I wished there were more free vids out there when I was learning, which I still am. As everything you can never stop learning. But the "ugly boxes" comment I have to reply to. This is what I learned on mostly, and I certainly wouldn't call it an "ugly box". I think its a rather nice looking plane. Also, the control surfaces aren't that small either. Anyway, I'm all for what you're trying to accomplish. The responses in this thread you are getting are just good suggestions. IMHO BTW that's not my plane (its from towers website), the wing is trashed, needs rebuilding. Just another example of learning w/o an instructor