Want2B,
I suggest first of all that you look through all the threads on the GP GeeBee here. In fact there's one just a couple below this one.

I love the GeeBee's, not just the R2 but all of them. Like you, I was delighted when GP came out with this. I started flying this on the Sim as well, but you'll find it's harder to land in real life. It takes off great, flys great, but landings are a handful! I'm on my second wing thanks to one of those landing surprises.

This plane requires you to fly it all the way down. You can't just float it in for a landing. If there's a cross wind, forget it....the big fuselage acts like a weather vane.

You'll also find lots of tips on building this. The only difficult part is fitting the belly pan. It requires some patience and fitting to get it just right.

As for engines, I'm using the OS120 with pump. I have an on-board glow, and with that and the pumped engine it idles like a dream.


Steve