I put several more flights on my SE yesterday but the day ended with a "slight" problem. I was doing some touch and go's during my "planed" final flight and on about the 4th or 5th touch down the gear ripped out. As the gear rotated back, the pointed tips of the rear of the wheel pants punched through the lower wing sheeting, and then as it continued back, the gear block and upper part of the gear crushed a bit of the rear fuselage.

I brought her home, stripped off the covering in those areas that were damaged, resheeted the wings and used some scrap balsa that I have from the Top Flite P-47 I'm building to repair the fuse. It took about an hour to make the repairs and get everything sanded smooth. I'll re-apply the covering tonight and be ready to fly again tomorrow.

For anyone building the SE (or the 4* series) be sure to use a good amount of epoxy on the landing gear block (I didn't the first time on the SE, but did on the 4*) You might also want to add some additional triangle stock to the fuse sides to reinforce the landing gear block since the kit only shows to add some on the forward bulkhead.