Dunno what you consider to be a 'park' but I've got like 400 x 500 yards w/out a tree (3 baseball fields + lots more)...and it's kinda 'private' (for our subdivision...I've never seen more than 10 people there on non gamedays). When I think about it, that's pretty odd/special, so I guess I should have mentioned it. And I haven't seen a decent 3ch park flier in the 10 years I've been looking at 'em that's had a smaller wingspan than 40".

And re. 'dangerous'...learning how to be safe with an 11 lb T-Maxx going 40mph in only 2 dimensions seems like it might alert you to how to be careful w/a 2 lb. foam plane that rarely occupies the 6' that hugs the earth.

I'm kinda with you on the quandary, Jeffie. Growing up, my dad & I used to make our own balsa control-line planes & ALMOST dove into RC (in the late 70s!!). So I have a nostalgic appreciation for balsa & monokote...and seeing that replacement wings and/or fuses are only $40-60, it's not like I'd freak out as much as if I'd built it up by hand with ribs & jigs for 50 hours! The Nexstar seems like a better 'value'...I'm guessing it costs like $15 for the materials/labor of the Skyfly itself (plane), vs. a lot more for the Nexstar. But it's cheaper to repair, probby less likely to break...

aargh!!!