Thanks Wayne. The gear mounting plate in mine was pretty well reinforced with triangle stock as it came, but I coated the area with finishing resin to make sure all was glued in well. I had forgotten about the short/weak aluminum gear. I'll need to do something about that too. I'm using a YS 110 for power, my first YS. We'll see how that works out.

I've been to a couple of pattern contests as an observer this year and can't wait to get flying in the coming season. Now if I can just get that straight line thing down---

Mark, I wish I did know where to find another Excelleron. I had to order a replacement canopy ( cracked mine in a hangar rash incident) and from what Hobby People said, even spare parts are getting scarce fast. Any of you that have an Excelleron and want to keep it flying might want to get in touch with them pretty soon.