All you need for membership is a love of Waco's of any type. I've also got the Sportsman UPF, it's a bit worse for wear and needs some TLC, but it surely is a fun plane to fly. I have a 1.00 Saito in it. Have you flown your SRE yet? I'd love to know how the G-26 works in this plane. I may get one eventually, and had thought of the G-20 for it. The -26 is probably way plenty of power, I'm using a G-26 in my 1/5 UMF Waco; it weighs over 18 pounds and the engine is a good match for it. My next Waco project is a 1/5 scale UPF kit from Ikon, and I'll also use a G-26, although for appearance sake, I may go with a Roto 25 or something similar. I plan to have an exposed dummy radial, and the Roto has a rear carb, less stuff to try and hide. Join us over on the Antiques forum, you're a Brother!

Is that a GeeBee-Y and Rearwin Speedster in the background of your Sportsman pic? Love those planes.