Well, here is the finished product. Two months of working a couple of days a week and three full days of work this week. I cranked the Saito up for the first time today. Man what a hoot. Sounds like it is just loafing along yet it is pulling like a mad man. I had a hard time getting the throttle set correctly and it still needs some tinkering. I ran two tanks through it today. The airplane looks really cool. I am going to get the local sign shop to cut me some windows out of gold vinyl. I am also going to get some registration numbers cut and a little nose art. She will be "Lucky Lucy" in honor of my wife! I am probably going to paint the landing gear with some olive drab spray paint.

I only have one concern at this point. My rudder and elevator are running on Futaba 3003 servos. These were the bottom of the batch (this plane took seven servos!). The rudder is smooth and strong but the elevator can be overpowered if I put pressure against the direction of travel. This is especially noticeable when the push rod is pushing. The pushing is when up elevator is applied! When the push rod pulls it has more power. Throttle and tow hook use Futaba mini servos and ailerons use Futaba high torque. Bomb drop uses and older Futaba standard servo. I sure do wish I had a half dozen Hitec 635's with Karbonite gears. Until I upgrade the elevator and rudder I will probably just taxi this baby around.

This was a fun project. However, I am glad to be through as all of my other chores have gone unattended for at least three weeks.