Don, thanks a bunch for all the info and the pictures of your plane. My BN 40 is also a floater, so what you said does not surprise me about the landing habits of this bird. I agree with you on the YS 140 for the power. I have a YS 63 and I think that they make fantastic power and easy to tune. I know that the BN is a fairly dated plane, but they are new to me, and besides no one around here is flying them at my field. I never expected the plane to fly 3D, and I only wish I had the skills to fly 3D...maybe someday.

Marty