I didn't build my Hog. I bought the kit to be my first build. When I got the book open I realized it was more than I could handle. I had it built by a man in Louisiana and he built it per plan. Before I damaged the gear block, and installed fuselage mountd gear, my plane would sometimes nose over on grass.

One thing I've seen suggested for the tail dragger version is to move the gear blocks forward in the ribs by about a half inch. Since the notches are not precut at all, that would be relatively easy to do.

I really like my plane. I think the 70 four stroke is plenty for a Hog. My brother has one with OS 91 four stroke. His plane has stronger vertical pull but that seems to be the only difference in how they fly.