Thanks for the kind words guys.

The finish is the result of lots of sandpaper, elbow grease and Ultra Kote.

The final weight on the plane now stands at 7 lbs. 7 ozs. after adding the 1 once of lead to the tail. I was hoping to keep the weight down to 7.5 lbs. so I just managed to meet that goal. The plane is very slick and now I know why Hanno designed it with the airbrakes on the gear. It's tough to get the plane on the ground. It gets into ground effect and just keeps on flying. I'm looking for differant (lighter) wheels to help reduce the weight a bit more.

Terry, the wing has an amazing amount of lift and flys very well at the slower speeds. Thats my basis for believing the plane will proform AMA turnaround. It would have been even better with a four stroke. It's tough to fly AMA turnaround with a fast plane. The OS .61 with the 13 x 7 prop flys the plane at a consistant speed with great virtical without having to fly fast. I've been practicing Intermediate but haven't flown the sequance yet with the Calypso, so I'm going out to the field tomorrow morning. I'll try flying the box tomorrow and see how it does.

Bob Cox