Enlarge / When seated in a Flying Legend Tucano—a kit-built ¾-scale replica of an Embraer Tucano military trainer—a good day is imminent. (credit: Lee H. Goldberg) “OK, just walk along the wing root until you get to the back seat.” I wasn’t about to ignore the pilot’s instructions. I edged up the wing to the cockpits and carefully grabbed the roll bar that sat above the aft instrument panel.