Hi Mark,

That is good news about the shims. I wanted to fly mine this past weekend but by the time I got my nerve up the wind had kicked in. We have a very bad cross wind problem at our field. I saw a guy fly his a couple of weeks ago and it tipped sideways during his take off. Fortunately with the pusher design it didn't hit the prop but still scuffed the wing. I figured I would wait until I have good conditions before I try mine. I have the retracts model and I think the rear gear is spread farther part than the non retracts model so maybe it won't be as susceptible of tipping.

I thought is was strange that they chose Balsa for the engine mount. I figured it would just be a matter of time before it would compress.

Blessings, Terry