Unfortunately, before I figured out the problems with the CMP .50 size Zero's that I had bought, I bought a CMP Spit.. I have it completed but, have not yet flown it. I am in no hurry to fly it. I have a YS 120 in mine and the final weight of mine is 12lbs 10oz. It is on the heavy side because I detailed the cockpit a little bit and added a full size pilot.

I thought about hinging the canopy and putting a parachute on the pilot and when the plane rolls the pilot would drop out. Any of you guys try anything like that?

I balanced mine at 115mm but, still left it nose heavy. I needed 9oz. of lead in the nose to balance it.

I doubt that any motor that can only turn a 14x7 APC will be enough to pull an 11lb.+ plane. If it does pull it, it won't be much fun to fly with that motor in it. It would certainly make take offs and landings eventful. It's nice to have the extra power especially to take off of my clubs grass field that resembles the surface of the moon from all of the grubs and gopher holes. Short roll-outs are a must on crappy grass runways.

Funny thing is that my CMP Spit and my KMP ME109 look like they were made in the same factory. I also thought this about my Hangar 9 ARF's and my Sportsman Aviation Spit. Yet the reports about the KMP ME 109 are not at all like the negative stuff we've heard about CMP's planes. So, coming from the same factory, CMP IS capable of correcting the problems but, simply chooses not to.