i've got a split 280 that i'm going to put together in the next month or so. i've got a c/f rod for the wing and will have to think about whether to glue the motor in or use double sided tape, but anyway i'm going to put strapping tape around the nose. i'm interested in pylon racers, but i'm not expecting too much from the standard motor. if i like it and want to keep flying it, i was thinking of getting a himax 280 brushless motor and using a 1500mah 11.1v lipo i've got. anyone gone brushless with this ? i like the idea of sanding the nose down, but like previous post said, i don't think this is a strong plane, epp or not. i've got a f27 stryker, which is a really nice epp plane, plenty crash worthy. i bought the split to learn aileron flying and wanted something epp, but i wouldn't have bothered if i'd had the f27 first. now the split is going to be fully focused on pylon flying for me, hence the possible brushless upgrade. i really hope it's going to be fun !!