-=> Quoting Randy Hunt to Kelly Butler <=-
 RH> I also purchased the Tower Trainer 40.  I've had a LOT of fun with it!
 RH> It's a very nice plane.  I've only got a few minor complaints about it
 RH> (a subject to be saved for another day!).  
Agreed, it's a nice plane.  I bought mine second hand from a 
disillusioned teenager who never managed to pair up with an 
instructor.  The engine had never been run.  Per my instructor's 
suggestion I added an extra wire to reinforce the main gear, 
rebuilt the pushrods and other linkages, added a bulkhead to 
constrain the radio and battery, and added a hatch over the fuel 
tank for improved access.  I wish that nose wheel strut had been 
more rugged but that probably would have caused something else to 
break on my wheelbarrow landings.  
 KB>  Unfortunately I augered-in the trainer the other day so I'm
 RH> 
 RH> I did that too...I almost trashcanned it, but my buddy said that we
 RH> could fix it.  We did, and it flys just as good as before!  A little
 RH> heavier from the glue, but still not bad.  :)
Mine was too far gone this time--the wing and empennage were 
badly smashed and all of the airframe forward of the wing reverted 
to splinters.  I even had to sandpaper the piston and sleeve a bit 
to reduce binding caused by the crash.  Previous repairs included 
replacing the main wing spar joiner after a flipover landing broke 
the wing in two.  Another time a mystery crash, out of sight 
behind a clump of trees, resulted in considerable damage to the 
fuselage where it bears against the wing's trailing edge.  
 RH> What a fun hobby!  Too bad that mother nature has to ruin the fun so
 RH> much (wind, rain & snow!).
Yep, it's fun.  The weather is more cooperative down here in 
Texas if you don't mind a little heat.  Thanks for the reply.
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