Ouch... my condolences to your friend.. it should looked like a meteor shower!


DGG:As your HS is already flown and it will be overpowered with the P160, my suggestion is to check for "soft" areas in the fuselage, specially at the aft fuselage/wing leading edge and right after the main wheels openings. Also check for slop and servo torque on the elevons, as they will need to work harder than ever.

My Hotspot had the usual fiberglass finishing in the rudder and wing panels and plenty of CF inside the fuselage.. the only "diferent" main structural feature was the twin wing tubes we installed on it. however this plane was built to endure full throttle dives with a quite sharp pull up with a JC Titan, and it was quite successful ..