Hey guys,

I picked up one of these planes today. I just came up from the work shop after about 2 1/2 hours of working on it, and am very happy with how quickly and easily it is going together. I wish I would have checked this thread first. I think I would have made a U wire and eliminated a servo for the elevator. I was a little surprised that they have it all set up for 2 elevator servo's.

I am going with an OS .61 fx. I was a little concerned that might be overkill, but after reading through all of your posts, I am confident that the .61 is a good choice. Sounds like the extra wieght will be a positive and not a negative. I have a .61 in a hanger 9 twist, and find it to be a great running and powerful engine. The manual mentions a muffler extension. Did any of you guys using the 2 strokes need one of these? I think the muffler on the .61 sticks out a bit further anyway. Any advice on this would be appreciated.

I don't think I am going to reinforce the landing gear or undercarriage at this point. I usually wait until I rip the gear off once or twice before I do anything that would make as much sense as reinforcing the gear.

I included a couple of pictures of the .61 for those that are interested.

Adam