And definetly start with too much downthrust and it really, really helps to have the proverbial field of tall grass at hand... We can get into al that later once we get partly through the building phase.

Speaking of phases, since we are sort of in the Design Phase, be aware that I found out the hard way that RO designs benifit a lot from lots of decalage. 5 degrees of decalage would be considered a LOT on a sport model but on a RO design it's a nice starting point. And most of the angle should be in the wing with the engine and tail more or less in line or parallel angle wise. Putting most of the positive angle into the wing aids in the downthrust issue by minimizing the broken nose look . In effect a high positive wing angle automatically builds in the downthrust you want. After all, it's all about the wing and everything else references to that as far as the air is concerned.

Dave Fritzke got back to me and he's on side. Look to his site for a collection of RO specials appearing in the next few days. He's even threatening to join in the fun here!

Keep an eye on his site at.... http://my.pclink.com/%7Edfritzke/

And I'm going to get some work done on my Mini Reb plans and hope to have them hosted somewhere by the weekend coming up for downloading.