Well, it's finished and flown. The Firefly brushless motor was a bit of overkill as the plane flies well at less than 1/2 power, but the motor/esc combination is light and powerful. Used a GWS 6x5 slowfly prop cut down to 5.5" and balanced. Finished with a haze coat of Missile Red Ultracote paint to even out the color and get the right shade for a Staggerwing. The additional weight was negligible.

No bad habits and it trimmed with just a click of down. I haven't weighed it, but it's lighter that my Cox warbird P-51. If you're into building stick and tissue, the conversion is a blast to fly and besides who else has a Staggerwing at the park?

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