Shaz,

I have only had the F, two of them, one Tam/BVM the other FB in 1/7 scale.

This is roughly how mine would land (Tam F18F)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gz82gy4brY

I think a slightly larger plane with about the same components would be a winner, perhaps 1/6, 1/6.5 without having to get into weight and inspection issues of bigger models.

The only thing I found with the F18 was that the maintenance was a bit more, 10 doors, 10 cylinders 22 hinges (mains have three).....