Shooting a plane out of a tree may be a myth. On my first tree landing experience the plane was very high. Two members had Winchester lever action 30/30 deer rifles. They fired 20 rounds each and my plane was still up the tree and I was out the cost of 40 rounds. A young boy eventually got my plane down for the reward I had promised. One of the bullets had cut a groove thru one of the main tires. I kept flying the plane that way with the "combat" evidence for a few years. Anyone interested in the telescoping pole I mentioned earlier?