>>So, you are not the only one. I'll bet that there are even more stories out there. Anybody?? <<

Well, you guys are making me feel better with your stories.

I clear my engine by straddling it on the taxi-way, and then immediately roll on to the runway and take off. I've told myself several times that one of these days I'm going to come down on it with my foot or catch it with my foot as I step back over.

Some of you may remember a couple of my earlier posts. This will be my third fuselage, and I have yet to crash the plane. The firewall separated 5 minutes into the maiden flight on my first one. H9 replaced the plane after seeing pictures of the lack of glue on the firewall. I pinned the replacement.

I'm actually (sort of, anyway) looking forward to trying to fix it. I don't want to wait 2 weeks though to find out I can't and then order parts. That's why the fuse and tail are already on their way. If I can get everything straight/aligned and sound I'm thinking I may turn it into a taildragger. After the firewall separation H9 replaced the whole plane, not just the fuselage, so I've got a new set of wings still in the plastic they came in. Moving the gear forward should not be a big deal, but I'm not sure how to rig a steerable tailwheel.

Bob