Eric,
Thanks for the pointer to Tom Wilk. I got some old speed times on CD from him last year.
The biplane would be fun but I agree with you, two wings mean more build time and generally they are slower too. I think I'll order the CD from Tom and see what that has on it.
Pete mentioned he was in AZ last weekend, didn't know you made the trip too. Maybe one of these years I'll make it down there for contest. This year I was just too busy getting my little business going. Too bad you had problems, at least the weather was good. How was the turnout?
I'm going to try experimenting with vacuum bagging if I can get my hands on a fairly inexpensive vac pump. Seems to me it would be good to use on carrier planes as you can build strong and relatively light weight. We shall see.
Thanks for the tips.
Bob