Guys, I've seen the exact same thing happen, except the guy lost his plane and it was a kit built hog bipe that he spent 8 months building. Let's start taking some responsibility, and double check whats been done for you already, and stop bashing the arf manufacturers. Either that, build your own, that way you can only blame yourself. I happen to have several seagull planes, and I will tell you they have probably the best covering of them all.