I haven't flown any of the other planes mentioned so far, but I can say that I really dig the way my tribute handles. A couple of other guys at the field seem happy with theirs as well. My only ***** is the fuel foaming is messing with my engine. I was close to getting that dialed in, but the weather got cold so I haven't messed with it too much since. Probably this spring i'll add some foam under the fuel tank and Make sure that my prop is balanced correctly, then fly the crap out of it. These guys are right though...Don't biff a landing or you'll be sorry. Also, watch the small "block" that the wing bolts go through. Mine popped loose when I turned too sharply while taxiing. The wing tip dug into the ground and luckily I noticed that the wing wiggled when I got it on the bench.