A short update.... I flew it again Sunday. Sorted the engine out and it's running like a champ now. The more I fly this plane, the more I like it. Very stable, I actually wound up taking more expo out of the elevator. The Saito .56 seems like it's really the right engine for this plane. You don't get unlimited vertical, but the plane is fast enough and heavy enough that you can do a good zoom climb. It will fly fairly big loops without falling off at the top. All in all I'm thinking the .56 is just about right.

Knife edge is a handfull, but can be done.

I think it's going to be my new favorite plane. It's nice to show up at the field, pull it assembled from the trunk and be flying in a matter of minutes.

And I'll state again, this plane does NOT like to fly slow.... gotta fly it like a pattern plane.

Andy