Hello,

Earlier this year I bought a Venus II with the intent of using it as a pattern trainer. My intent is to enter a competition or two at the Sportsman or intermediate level. At the time, I also considered the Focus sport, but I picked the Venus because I thought it looked a little better. Now that I have become aware of how important it is to trim a plane correctly, I am starting to regret my decision: the Venus II does not have an adjustable wing like the Focus Sport does.

I wanted my Venus II to look a little different so I stripped the plane with the intent of recovering it. Now that the structure is bare I started to think that I could re-do the stab and modify the fuselage to make it adjustable. Maybe not as good as having wing adjusters, but hopefully better that the stock Venus II. Since the stab would have to be built new, I would also give it an airfoiled section. I would probably do the same to the fin and rudder.

Before embarking on this project, I am wondering if it is worth the effort. I think that it might make the Venus II a better plane, but maybe the stock airplane is good enough for my intended use. Any thoughts?

Thanks,

Teo