Thanks for the advice, everyone. The friend who gave it to me wanted me to put it together and use an OS 40FX engine that he had lying around. The idea was for me to build it and then we would share the flying fun by taking turns on the transmitter. He didn't know it's reputation. We both have several time-consuming projects underway so we may just box it back up and sell it. We can then buy something simpler and ready to fly instead of having another long-term project on the table. This plane just seems too risky to have as a partnership project. I'll keep you posted of our decision either way.

BTW, skylark, that 2T-1A is gorgeous.