Sailplane retracts aren't good for this plane. I have a 4m sailpane with a retract. It weighs 10 lbs. Even the bigger ones aren't designed for planes much over 20 lbs. Just as important, it wouldn't look even near scale. I need an oleo strut with a dual wheel bogey. I'm just wondering which retract units are up to the job. Hopefully the guys who have already flown one of these will speak up.

As for the RAM - it's bought, paid for, & going in. 17 lbs thrust on a 25 lb airplane isn't rediculous - it'll allow for scale climbouts. Plus if there's too much idle thrust, I'll just dead stick it.