DR> 
DR> Sounds like you are in my shoes! I've had this darn thing for 2 years now 
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DR> have only taxied it down the street, Without the win on!!
   heh heh    If kits less than 100$,    fly it.
   1 st kit I ever built cartwheeled on takeoff....  great fun.
   2 nd  hit  a 150'  crosscountry power tower....  "removed" a foot
      of wing instantly.
   3  after that things settled down,   Then I started to "template" a set of
      wing ribs before building a wing....  funny thing   seems like I never
      needed them any more.
   After 25 years I started again,   first flight was 6 sec....heh heh
   New radios  are setup different than my old (left stick is rudder) now.
   Being a little slow,  I droped the right wing at T/O & stalled.....
    took about 2 hours to fix damage,   no big deal.  Its only a 70$
    kit, kinda figured I'd wax it.  It doesn't bother me to crash em.
    Now the OTHER 2 that are in building,   would bother me,  they
    are expensive....
   Someone here had right idea for beginners     stay with smaller
   kits (read cheaper), smaller engines,  pick High wing AC,  that fly
  SLOW.   Also you might consider  makeing templates of the wing ribs,
   & have 5 minute epoxy handy.  Find a BIG place to fly...
   Have fun & learn.  
Dave
--- GEcho 1.20/Pro
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