That is a disadvantage of a high wing. The advantage is, it's an LT 40, and you can fix it in just a couple of hours, probably. I thought I had busted up my Tiger pretty good when I went long on a landing and put it in a fence. Did some major damage. Took about 3 hours and only 1 piece of balsa that I had to buy for the leading edge of the wing. The rest of the wood was scrap from other planes I have built. Other than the patched Ultracoat, you could never tell by how they fly. Just start on it, and you will be surprised at what you can do to put it back together again. Good Luck!