Thanks. I think the plane will work well and improve the one area the Dragonfly (and all quickie derived aircraft) had difficulty: dealing with short dirt airfields, because it's so much fun to set down at someone old abandoned strip and camp out with friends. I was exploring around El Mirage lake bed this morning in the coyote and found just the place; the runway was well preserved but what was left of the estate was a bunch of foundations, rubble and debris. There are dozens of places like this out that way. I could get there in 20 minutes from Tehachapi, cruising at 180 mph (the typical speed a normal dragonfly could do with the 82 hp engine, according to the old newsletters and builder testimonials.) There are many reasons why I believe adding the tail will not penalize the efficiency of the plane, but I will make a post on that subject in the thread.
If you're ever going to drop by Brian Ranch to check out the project just send me a message and I will make sure to be there.