<span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS"><span style="font-size: medium">so i checked out the clunker i got from the gentleman at the field. it is a sig 4* 40. guess i never really payed much attention to it, but it says right in the tail feathers. tore the covering off the wing around the damage which doesn't look all that bad, but the fuse...wow. looks like he or the pilot before him used this as their first plane to learn on and go through combat training. the nylon bolts are still in the blind nuts (snapped off) firewall is missing a big chunk at the top, and the biggyit looks like the fuse was snapped in half just behind the wing saddle up to the top. there is so much extra bracing and beefup in that area. should the repairs done or repairs needing to be done be a deterant as far as flight safety or should i go golf balls to the wall and wring out the sky with it? not really sure what to do with the LG if i can't get the old stuff tapped out, but the flt controls are at least looking okay. the wing looks like a bit of minor structure damage, but nothing too bad to handle.

a couple of notes off the subject but kind of still on the subject. i know the basics of how wing loading and aircraft weight work with lift and all that other fun stuff. aside from the difference in airfoil, the GP extra 300S .60 actaully has a lighter wing loading than the cub that i have now, and the LT-25 is 12-13 oz./in sq. by far being the lightest. what is going to be biggst concern with the planes of higher wing loading weight other that landing a little hotter? may actually be a good thing. sometimes i think i could line the LT up on my approach and sit back and take a snoozer while i wait for the thing to decide to land. kind of boring in the landing department sometimes. (coffee low light's flickering)</span></span>