The strut mod is simple, assemble your plane, just don't bolt the struts onto the lower wing....see the 1\4 or more gap? Fill this gap with a strip of plywood or other and bolt together with longer bolt. Plane won't have the scale strut rake, but also won't have the added twisting force on the strut. I am still debating doing this mod. My plane is ready to madien when the weather clears and the struts still seem to be very strong even with the twist. Anyone else have this failure? Maybe the fellow above had a strut with an internal flaw. Struts are pretty strong for such a tiny plane. Ran up the pitts with the saito 65 the other evening, darn near tore the plane out of my hands holding full throttle in the vertical position. Should be fun....