That's funny Bob, just love to tinker. The landing gear will be replaced too along with the wing tube. The TBM carbon tube is a drop in fit and shaves 50 grams, (1.8 ozs). 2 ozs here and 2 ozs there, I think this thing can be built at under 11 pounds fairly easily. The canopy is really heavy at 10 ozs. Making a mold from dental stone and casting one in glass will be straight forward.

I am working on a new method for laminating the wood/carbon props that is simpler and more straight forward than anything else I've done.

Ed, don't work on the second prop yet. The husks are the trickiest part to fashion and the new technique doesn't use them.

Matt