LOL LOL LOL!!!! that is some of the most entertaining writing i have read in a while!! Kennelmaster- love the great attitude i believe you will succeed with this endeavour!! Put that Alpha back together and away you go. My dad has the same Alpha trainer and i can tell you from experience that even with the leading edge a little mushy it still flies fine. Get a small syringe and fill it with thin CA and inject it into the leading edge where mushy. Most of all get back out there and fly some more!!!

take care

geoff