Damaged my Bear this afternoon on take-off. The mechanical retracts failed . [i](The retracts recomended by Thunder Tiger. )[/i] To be fair they have lasted , but they are not good. The cowl is a right off and the spinner too. Thats all thats suffered ... it could have been a lot worse. Im going to overhaul it and fit robarts. All the mods you have mentioned have been sorted.( SIDE/DOWN THRUST)..its a shame because i would have liked to seen the difference.... Once its all done I will shout from the roof tops and report back with the improvements.....