I lost a prop due to a backfire last week. I think the OS 120 was too lean. The wings were busted up on a hasty dead stick landing but that was about all. Both top and bottom wing are back ordered from Tower. They may be here sometime in November. I doubt that it will fly before the end of the season.

A gas engine is absolutely going to be installed. I'm thinking about a Fuji 32b ei. It's about 3.5 lbs. and will balance the plane with out needing "Dumb Weight". This may be too much power and I have read that there were problems with the case cracking. Hopefully this issue has been corrected.

I'm about finished with a Wild Stick 120. I bough this plane to run with the OS 120 that will no longer be in the Stearman and, as a test platform for the home-lite conversions that I have been working on. If all goes well I may end up putting a home-lite in the Stearman.

I'll keep you posted.