Congrats on getting your rating, and what a pretty bird! I'll post a pic of mine here soon. I am in north Georgia, USA and took delivery on my Remos March 11th. I have since put 25 hours on the plane, and am FINALLY able to grease my landings. The Remos just doesn't want to land! Especially with a headwind. I love the plane, but I must say that getting a "seat of the pants" feel for landing it nicely took some amount of practice. It truly is a LIGHT sport aircraft. I have a private pilot license, and have about 2000 hours in everything from an Aeronca Champ to a Piper Comanche (sold the Comanche last August). My wife and I took the doors off the other day, and what a wonderful flying experience that was! I have a question for you; do you notice occasional vibration in the stick, especially at higher power settings? I do notice this, and am wondering if it is anything to be concerned about. I would hate for a harmonic occillation to wear on the bushings in the removable horizontal stabilizer. This vibration is not particularly strong, only a slight shuddering in the stick. But, all in all, I love the Remos -- the visibility is fantastic, as is the low fuel burn. I use 100 LL, so I keep the RPM a bit high (around 5000 RPM) to keep the lead from accumulating in the valve seats. I also use a fuel additive that supposedly scavenges out some of the lead. Let's stay in touch, and please let me know if you have any experience with the stick vibration I mentioned above. Happy flying!!
Zebmeat in USA