RE: What went wrong
I was thinking at the time that I wouldn't fly that plane but I'm the new guy.
On a lighter note, I maidened my sky raider II yesterday. Last November I dismantled my Alpha trainer and used the engine and electronics for the raider. The airframe I gave to the club. It flew very well. I didn't preform the take off or landings because of a strong cross wind but I got a lot of stick time.
My progress was hardly noticed by anyone at the field.