Hixx, I hope you were able to see the hinges on the pictures.

Carl, My best landings have been approaching the runway at about 6 feet and reducing the throttle to almost 0%, from there just maintaining the nose parallel to the ground and giving it a bit of elevator just before touchdown... That was harder to achieve with the flaps... Might have been my psique. I've found that landing the magister against the wind requires me much more distance as it takes forever to take her down, so I prefer to take the runway from the other side. I hope that helps, and that flaps work for you.

Anyhow, I'm glad I took pictures on Saturday. On Sunday I had a crash because of another broken motor mount when I was too close to the treetops. There was a tree I couldn't avoid. Nothing fatal, but it was violent enough to rip the wings from the plane. My home made motor mounts don't seem to be working for more than 6 flights despite the material I use... I think there might be a problem at my motor. I've made sure that the prop and spinner is balanced so the only thing left is the motor. I was trying not to post anything about my crash, but it seems to ease my pain to let it out. It's hard for the wallet to remember what this hobby is all about.

Javier