Hello again Peter. Thank you for your kind words. I enjoy all the detail of this hobby, and appreciate that you noticed. Regarding your questions:

1. The three tubes are (1) crankcase vent from the Laser (there's a nipple on the back cover), (2) fuel tank vent, to top of tank, (3) fuel tank fill, to bottom of tank. There isn't a dot fueler, only a Great Planes fuel line plug in the fuel tank fill line. The vent is left open. The Laser instructions say not to use muffler pressure. It's a real simple setup. Just close the throttle to prevent flooding, remove the fuel line plug, pump until fuel out the vent, replace fuel line plug, and you're ready to go.

2. The aluminum extension tube is directly over the Laser muffler exit tube, and only about 2 inches long. Without it though the exhaust would exit directly onto the firewall, and make a giant mess. I found some .750 OD x .035 wall 2024-T3 tubing (I think at Aircraft Spruce & Specialty) that fit the exit tube on the Laser muffler perfectly after just a couple of passes with a file. I secured with a little J-B Weld epoxy and a 6-32 socket head screw. It flew a number of fights previously on my Super Cub, without any problems.

3. The silver is plain old aerosol can Plasti-Kote body shop paint from the automotive department at Walmart. The color is 1001 bright silver. It matches the silver Solartex perfectly. The black parts are the same brand paint, color 1020 black. I have found that Coverite 21st Century Primer works great, and have been using it as my main primer for several years. It dries fast, sands well, and I haven't found anything yet that didn't go over it fine. The cowl was an excellent layup, with only one tiny blemish that required a little spot filler, and it was ready to paint. I used the Coverite Primer, the Plasti-Kote silver, and then Klasskote clear satin using an HVLP gun. Note the windshield frames, and silver frames around the cockpit openings (pieces of nylon push rod) are painted with the same Plasti-Kote silver. Also FYI, since we're talking about paint, the fuse is Cub yellow Solartex, and oversprayed with Yellow Klasskote with satin catalyst. Out of the package, the yellow Solartex was not very opaque, plus not quite the right color. The little bit of paint worked perfectly. The silver Solartex seems to have a much more substantial finish, and is just like it came out of the package.

4. I can't give a real detailed account of the Tiger Moth's landing characteristic after only two flights. But I too had a Goldberg Ultimate, and later a Dave Patrick Ultimate (similar, just a bit bigger) and the Tiger Moth is definitely more gentle than those. I guess I would have to say I expected it to be more of a floater than it actually is, but it's not a small or necessarily light airplane. Also, there was almost no wind on the only day I've flown it. I'm sure that a little breeze would slow it down quite a bit. In summary, though, it lands gently and easily, and gives you plenty of time to think about what you're doing. Based on the experience you've had, I don't think you would have any problems.

Hope I answered your questions. I'm headed to a scale fly-in this Saturday, and the weather looks like it will be perfect. There will be lots of airplanes, so I don't expect to have more than 2-3 flights, but I should know more about it after flying more. I'm going to try to take pictures, and maybe get a movie clip if I can find someone to point the camera.