Yes---I suppose the King would be 2 inches over regulation for AMA pattern, but the wingspan can be modified. The plane pictured above actually is a slightly "clipped-wing" version with one rib removed on rach side, giving it a 74" wingspan. The idea behind the "clipping" is to keep the weight slightly lower, and the roll rate might be a bit better, (maybe yes, maybe no).

My first "King" was purchased from someone getting out of the hobby, it is "clip-winged", with a 70" wingspan--and this plane has no wingtips. I liked the way it flew so much that I wanted to build two more. "Scratch building " was the only way to get ne ones. When I built my new King, I kept the clipped-wing, but added wingtips. Now that the kit is going to be available, the building time will come down by quite a bit.

I just saw the CAD plans and first laser-cut pieces for Jeff's new kit over Memorial Day weekend at the Mid-South Fly-In, and they look real nice. The plane has been re-engineered to reduce weight whereever possible. We will be building prototypes soon, then the kit will be released------so I'm excited about the prospect.

Unfortunately, over this past weekend, the dark red/orange/while plane pictured above was "lost" when it ran out of fuel at the worst possible time, at the worst possible location. I couldn't extend the glide enough to get back to the field, and the plane was 'swallowed-up" in a no-man's-land of trees and brambles that drops off 200ft below the level of the field. It didnt land in an area where it is visible,and despite my best efforts of searching this wilderness, the vegetation is too think, and the terrain too rough---it's still "missing". It may be late fall, (or never), before I find it. I've been grieving, and reliving those last 30 seconds---- what I could have done differently etc etc that might have saved it---I just feel "sick" about the whole thing.

Only 26 flights-------and the final flights were the best as most of the "trim tweaking" had been completed.

I have another, (Altair #2), covered in the same color scheme that is almost ready to install the radio. My hope was to have two exactly the same, and to take a picture of both together---but that doesn't look very likely now.

Duane