Thanks for you post, we fly a Little Stik routinely - a real crowd pleaser. It has been in active rotation for about 3 years.

It was built from an original Midwest kit, nose wheel configuration with an OS .25 LA, 9x4 prop. It flies very well, and the .25 LA has ample power, but long or thick grass on the field can make takeoff dodgy. It's not super fast, but it is very aerobatic.

I am posting because I am thinking about builiding another Little Stik as a taildragger for winter use (with skiis), and have an OS LA .40 going spare - it seems a logical combination to me. However, to use a .40 LA, think about the following:

1. The nose wheel takes a lot of space in the forward compartment, so you have limited fuel capacity - therefore you can expect short filghts with a .40. If you go taildragger, you will have quite a bit more space under the hatch.

2. We mow grass with the 9x4 prop on a .25 - longer props e.g. on a .40 will make this worse, at least for a nose wheel setup

3. The stick is fairly heavy anyway, and while a .40 LA will give you plenty of power, you are adding quite a bit of weight vs. a .25 motor.

We've just finished a Sig Kobra and inherited another .25 scale plane, and based on the Little Stik experience are planning to get an OS .25 FX for the Kobra. The .25 FX would probably be ideal for the Little Stik as well.

Please let us know how you project goes, and good luck - you will enjoy this plane!

Brgds