DO NOT BUY A DURAPLANE!!! I choose one for my first airplane and It was not a good choice. It was very heavy and very difficult to adjust the proper CG. Trying to fly this thing was like trying to fly a 2X4 nailed to a sheet of plywood in a hurricane. Yes, They are tough but they fly like they look. Crap!!! My instructor who was a seasoned pilot strongly advised me to get a better trainer. I took his advice and bought a PT-40 and I learned to fly on that plane with ease. Granted this was 15 years ago when Duraplanes were just released. I am now back at square one starting over again after 12 years of absence from the hobby. I would hate to see anyone go through the frustration that I went through for thier first plane.