Thanks for the advice on the prop. I figured a combination of adequate torque and thread locker was the right way to go on all metal-metal contact, as this is how it is in the heli and car worlds. I know that my mishap was not the plane's fault, it was mine for not being careful enough around the prop. I used to work on full size prop driven airplanes and know better, so I should've been more wary of where my hand was in relationship to the prop. As far as the Yak, I started assembly on her last night, but found that the kit had an incomplete hardware bag, so I'll have to pick up some T-pins to mount the control surfaces. No rush to get it done, just wanted to get started on the assembly to make sure I can take my time and do it right. Plus I need to go to wally world or somewhere to get a way of hanging my planes, since I don't have a way of storing them in the house any other way, not even without wings. Later guys.