Guys, this is more of a vent than a question. I am currently flying a Phenoix FunStar that I recoverd to improve visibility. I am using fresh (I think) Monokote purchased from Tower a couple months back. The stuff is brittle. All you have to do is look at it cross eyed and it blows a hole it in. Well not really, but running off the paved runway onto the mown sholder resulted in seven small patches required Monday. Today, I bumped the horzontal stab with the transmitter when I was picking the plane up off the bench to take it to the flight line. This bump left a big ragged hole in the covering.

I've used monokote on almost all of the planes I've built in the last three years, eight of them. This one is the only one giving me grief with the stoutness. Well, not exactly, my neon pink was a bit on the brittle side also, but not as bad as the white on my plane now. In fact it isn't just the white, but also the teal contrast color on the underside.

GURRRR.

Got to patch it up again so I can fly tomorrow.


Don