Glad your damage was apparently semi-minor! At least no broken wing. I've got one I've been building for years-can't seem to get aound to finishing mainly 'cause I can't decide how to power it. I understand the relative problems with that type of craft.....broke a few gliders like that. Years ago, used to watch the full sized guys do 'touch and goes' with the U2 when I was at Patrick AFB in Florida, always been one of my favorite planes. The turbine should do the trick. I built a Schreckling way back to go in mine but never could get it to run properly. I'm now moving into the EDF arena. Look forward to the pics and hopefully good reports of successful slope flights.