Hi Zane,

I hope PE's weather was better than Durban's - I had two weeks of rain whilst down there!

The old retract blocks / plates were useless! So yes, I milled out the old plates and blocks that were originally in there, milled two slots fore ribs, and a cutout for an 6mm plate backed with Carbon. So it should take a beating! I also thought it would pick up a lot of weight with glass / primer / spraying. I didn't weight it whilst I had it, but the empty weight felt very low. All in all, a much better aircraft I think. The nose strut was too long, and sat very 'nose up' as a result, but easily modified.

I moulded a fibreglass canopy for mine, so if you know of others that have Draco's flying that need, they may borrow the mould. Also spread the word about my Draco for sale - complete with Omega motor and all JR servos.

I haven't made any more progress on the F-15, I've found myself doing a lot of building others. Mostly Johan Mills' F-22 - fitting it with ailerons and rudders. Everytime I look at the F-15 I druel though I would also prefer a Model Mechanics, JetCat or Wren in there, thus will wait till I can afford it. I will build it over this year though. My mentor at ATE is forcing me to build an ASH 4m glider to 'fully understand aerodynamics'! He is correct though.

I've been offered Paul Dreyer's old F-18C for cheap. Do you think that'd be a mistake to try that again? It is light, but would need a complete rebuild - it's not built well.

How are the repairs on the Euro going?

Cheers