Terry there has to be something wrong with your scales. Mine weighs over 9 lbs. with no engine. I can hardly believe that light wood would make a 3 lb. difference.

I'm not complaining, mine with the Brison weighs 13 lbs. and flies as light as a feather. Somewhere in one of these forums I read about some guy who had to add 2 lbs. of lead to his because he said it was "too light". Go figure.