Purchased about a year ago and immediately loved that I could stay up for an easy 30 minutes.

Will grab the occasional thermal but I generally fly in gusty winds on the beach and it handles that quite well. The plane has lots of room for a larger battery and it has a big canopy with easy access to the inside and it climbs like crazy. You really don't need full throttle. It is big and easy to see at long distances. Loops easily from level flight but not very aerobatic otherwise, but that's not what this plane is for. Long easy flights, gobs of power. It's not fast and the thick wing sees to that, but again, that's not what it's for. That wing makes it a bit harder to get into trouble and easier to get out of it if you do get in. I can land it at my feet and it will slide about 3 feet. I havn't tried slope soaring yet but I'm sure it will handle that just fine. The ailerons are quite effective but I suggest you set it up with a bit more up than down aileron.

A great value and you won't be displeased. (Posted on 3/31/13)