RE: Great Planes Venus .40 ARF
The surgery was not nearly as hard as I thought it would be. It is relatively minor. Unfortunatly in my 4 years flying the Venus I have had the tank rupture 2 times and then other tanks leaks from the plug in front. Those few soakings weakened things enough it seems. I was letting my dad fly it a few months ago and he was doing touch and goes. With the old saggy landing gear and the loooooong 14" prop on that 70 when he touched down he did it just right so that the prop touched on end and simply knocked the firewall loose.
It was funny.
Somehow I ended up with an extra fuse and one day she will fly again...