Thanks so much for all of your help.

Fortunately, I wood-screwed the belly pan under the wing (just in case), so I can easily remove it in a worst case scenario if I have to get inside the wing to repair the landing gear blocks.

It seems that Kyosho did not do a very good job designing this area of the plane. A lot of folks seem to be having problems with the gear, and the gear mounting blocks in the wing.

The wing appears pretty stiff in the area where the rear wheel pant fairings are mounted. Despite the potential problems of punching a hole in the wing during a hard landing, I think I'm going to try and beef up the rear fearing, and secure it to the wheel pants thereby creating a second landing gear mounting point in order to keep the gear rigid, and stop the wire flexing.

What engine did you fellows use in the plane?

I've put in a Saito 72 in an effort to put some more weight upfront to help balance the plane out. From reviewing other posts throughout this year, it appears that this engine is OK, despite Kyosho's recommendation of 56 or so for a 4-stroke engine.

What size engine have you folks decided to put in your GeeBee's?

Also, from some of my readings of past postings, it appears that the factory recommended CG of 70mm (2-3/4") may result in a slightly sensitive flying plane, therefore some folks are recommending a CG of 2-1/2" which is about 64mm. It appears that this slight change enhances the way the plane flies quite considerably.

How has your CG worked out? And, what CG did you finally settle on for optimum flight?

Thanks again for all of your help... It's a really cool plane, but the last thing I want to do is have the model live up to it's original nick name of - "Man Killer", and "Widow Maker".

I'd hate to have to plan on bringing a trash bag with me when I go to the field for its first flight.

Rayko