Theres been a lot of talk about leaving out the hardware needed to complete a kit. In case any manufacturers are listening, I wanted to give a few specifics on this from the point of view of my father and I.

Nylon clevices...We've never used them, dont't trust them and most always use a threaded metal (dubro) clevis on one end of the pushrod and a solder clevis on the other.

Metal wire pushrods...Never used these either. We always opt for nylon, carbon or cable sleeved pushrods.

Engine mounts...Just leave them out and lower the price 3-4$. We've got a huge pile of two piece engine mounts next to the pile of pushrod wires.

Hinges..Wedon't use CA hinges but leaving them out of the kit would probably only save $.05. They're the first thing that goes in the trash.

Landing Gear...Everytime we go to the field, without fail someone in bending their landing gear back to shape. How about at least giving us some options for buying nylon or graphite gear?

ABS cowls and wheelpants...Yes please leave them out. We've given Stan's and Fiberglass specialties a lot of business over the years.

Our main gripe is the instruction manuals of some of the lesser known companies but thats proably better for another thread.

Damon