She never made it off the workbench.....

While building..

Bad Omens...Parts that SHOULD BE STRONG just snapping...

Managed to break a stringer just tightening the Pitts Muffler on the engine....

Drilling out to install the brass inserts for the cowling...and managed to put the drillbit STRAIGHT through the plywood horizontal stiffeners ON BOTH SIDES of the firewall...

By the time I had the cowling fitted...I had 3 major structural problems that needed to be repaired before going any further in the build!

One was my fault..the other two WERE NOT!!!!

I know there is no way I can prove anything..but I know my bird was one of the last to come off the line before they closed their doors....QC Issue????


I'm not angry any more...but she is GONE..
Little tiny pieces GONE!

All gone..



I already ordered a H9 Funtana 90 to replace her....Jusat ordered it!

SHe was a pretty plane...

It was a matter of the old "Is the juice Worth The Squeeze" putting all that extra effort into a plane with ZERO parts support.

She was weakened in areas that needed to be STRONG...and I lost faith that she wouldn't fail Mid flight.


Larry