1. In one of the steps of the build, it says mount the wing on the fuse with two #67 rubber bands, then straighten out the wing and mark it somehow.

It sure takes a lot of force to stretch those rubber bands on. It seems that when I eventually put 12 rubber bands on to hold the wing on well enough to fly, that the dowels would break. Seems like they should be metal or at least something stronger.

Has anyone heard of those dowels busting in flight? If one of those goes, the whole plane will be a pile of sticks.

2. I bought two APC propellers. However, the instructions say that wooden props are recommended. However, most of the guys on this forum, seem to use APC. Are all APC props nylon? What is the stregnth difference between a wooden prop and a grey APC prop?

3. My plane is a tad tail heavy. I am thinking of getting a prop hub. However, I am not totally sure what they look like. I would imagine they look sort of like a lug nut on a car wheel. These screw on over the prop and get masked by the spinner right? Are the threads on these all some standard? (i.e, I only need to shop for the proper weight)


I think that is it. Thanks for your reply on any/all of these.