Sonnytex,
I am 99% done with the magic, I have held off on the rudder to attempt the mod, I have had planes in the past with tail skids and always regretted not trying to mod it after the fact.
The magic is funfly plane number 2 in the hangar, after the twist and actually just acquired a somethin' extra rtf from a kit a guy was selling, it is the second SSE I have owned and it is
another good choice for funflys. The only thing other than the tail skid on the magic I do not like is the transparent covering, not good at all for orientation. Thanks for all the good info!