Man, you ought to see my Avistar!! It`s the bird I soloed on and it`s taken it`s share of cartwheels, missed approach and into a shrub, just plain lost control and flew it into the ground( had a fairly major repair job to do after that one) etc., etc. The nose gear is a bit raked towards the rear and the main gear is somewhat splayed out from all the bouncy landings. Does it still fly and do I take it to the field regularly? You betcha! I fly a PT-19 and a T-34 also, and they`re not hard to fly, but I don`t relax on those like I do my trusty Avistar. I`ll fly her till her expiration date comes up and then no doubt shed a tear!