Alright, I just got back from flying, and the Smoothie performed great. My changes to the landing gear got rid of the ground loop tendencies, so I'm very happy with the plane now. I ended up using shorter main gear, added a little toe-in and raised the tail to give the Smoothie a straighter stance. The plane doesn't have any bad tendencies and feels like a trainer up in the air; it actually "feels" slower than it actually is and the lower rpm of the four stroke adds to this effect. I thought I was just putting around until another plane was up in the air with me and I was actually faster that it. So, the speed is comparable to any other 45 sized sport plane. I don't know if I ever mentioned that I ended up ordering a 248cc (just over 8oz) tank from China... With a little more cutting I got it to fit in the space available. I don't know what my actual flight time is with this tank, but after a long flight, I had ~1oz of fuel left, so it's a good fit for this engine/plane combo. Hopefully I will have the video of last week's maiden posted soon. Take care, Jerry