[helijeli]

I've had this plane for about a year - actually took it for a fly in the local park this afternoon. I also just epoxied the firewall on. I've had a few minor crashes & it's pretty sturdy due to it's light weight and slow speed. Just a few cracks etc requiring a bit more epoxy to fix it. Mine only has a Towerpro 180W Bell motor which moves it along but not enough power for hovering & certainly not enough to pull out of a hover & go vertical. I've bought a 340W 2836 Turnigy 1200KV motor which should give it the 3D performance that will make it a lot more fun. Just have to work out how to mount it - need to reverse the shaft but not sure if that's possible. I also agree with Claudio that its not a beginner's plane - it rolls very quickly & you do have to actively fly it - the rudder certainly makes it yaw & you can simply make flat turns with the rudder alone. But it isn't that dfficult either and definately teaches you to use all your controls including rudder. If your breaking props, just use a prop saver which means the rubber band allows the prop to shift rather than break on impact. I think I've broken one prop since using mine on the Extra & haven't bent a motor shaft since - which was always happening when the prop was bolted on.