The Scanner is a damn good airplane. Its not 3d but will do almost everything else. At our field it is the most logical second airplane for the good fliers. It really sports and patternish but will do anything in the book and can be flow slow and stable. Its also low maintainence as it is covered with profilm and not monokote so it can be tightened with even a hair drier and can be patched easily with just tape. Its is something like a Astro Hog or a Tower Kaos 46 and given the chance, I would buy it in an instant (I miss those days of care-free flying). However, the main catch is it is small, I think 55". This may be a goodor bad thing- it will easily fitinto the boot of a city car if that is important to you.

Bottom line is if you prefer the stability ofthe 60size models youshouldgo for those (Phoenix also has a Tiger 60). But if you want a cheap care-free flier, nothing beats the Scanner

Ameyam