I also had the front sheeted to the wings leading edge. I did this due to the vibration of the 2.4 I used on mine. The brison 2.4 was a good combo for this plane. With the servos in the tail and flying wires it balanced right on. I then began to move the receiver and battery back to a comfortable level. Once there it flew great till it was shot down. Now I am thinking about the Goldberg Pitts for the 2.4. I did like this plane alot but I have to much to build to work on another one now.

As for the landing gear I ran 2-56 rod in a X pattern with springs by the fuse to the axle mounts. This worked great as the softness of the aluminum with the springs allowed for some flex on our un-improved strip.