The wire was only added after the fact. I havent tested it with the wire yet. In fact the wire is behind the COG if I am not mistaken which should help if the battery was throwing the COG off. I know it is added weight, that is why I need to test it soon to see how much it is affected. The wire used is an ultra thin wire used in making flower arrangement. I bought it at Walmart and its almost as thin and light as fishing string. It is easier to work with and stronger. I have read in other places that the boon tends to come loose and bend down the tail causing nose dives. This is why I modified the plane so the tail would not come lose and the wire keeps it straight. I will let you know possibly today if it worked. I did not attempt to 'throw' the plane in the air just gently released it with full throttle. The battery was fine. I made sure it was fully charged and the prop is on the right way. You can feel the wind from the prop if you face the plane away from you and it seems to be blowing strong. I will try to increase the trim thought which might also help. I understand that you might have to mess with the trim to get it flying right, but generally that is only if it pulls to the right or left though raising both evenly will help it climb. But I dont think you should have to modify the plane to keep it from falling apart. That is why I am aggrevated. Why make something RTF that isnt RTF? And I know that statement might sound dumb, but I have seen a lot of posts about the boon bending problem so it cant just be my plane. I am glad you guys have had good luck with flying these planes because it shows that it can be done. I wish I was as lucky with the one I bought. If anyone else can verify that they have had the same problem let me know how you fixed it. Thanks for all the help.


gboulton -----> I will try checking the COG before I fly because you are right in the fact that it could cause a nose dive. But I did write this article before I ever modified my plane so the problem I was having was when it was flying 'stock'. I didnt see anything about the COG in my booklet. Could you give me more info on how to check this and where the COG of this plane should be? Maybe I missed that part or it wasnt included in my book. I would appreciate the help very much and thanks in advance for the help and pointers.

Also, the trim was even with the tail when first flown, but I will try raising the trim just above the tail and see how that effects it. Trust me I am not one to give up. The fact that I spent about 3hours last night to modify my plane shows that I am willing to put in the effort to make it work.