acdii, +1 and +1 on your last two posts! I've experienced similar crashes and I love the durability and quick repair of all of the EPO foam planes (these include Z-foam, Elapor, etc.). You said it perfect. A serious crash on a good foam plane results in......a 1 hr repair and back to the field! A minor hard landing on a balsa plane results in a break, and a crash results in a pile of sticks, or at best a 3-5 hr repair. Durability of the plane is a huge factor in selecting a good beginner plane, and EPO foam is the best yet! PS. It's only been around since approximately 2007-2009 as far as I know, so it's a very new thing to enter RC, and the majority of the seniors at the club (ie: just about everyone at the club
) still haven't experienced its wonders.