UPDATE: The plane and I had our maiden flights this past Wednesday. Everything went great. The hours I spent practicing on the RC flight simulator made all the difference, I think. If you'd like to see a video I put together of the experience, go to:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwlo...ature=youtu.be

Jerry, my understanding is that ACT and SAFE are completely different systems. What I've read is, avoid ACT, which is not longer used by the manufacturer, but SAFE works fine. ACT did actually cause crashes, but I didn't find anything that indicated that SAFE, which is completely different, did. It didn't seem to be a problem during my flights. Because my plane is a recent build, it had SAFE, not ACT.

Thanks everyone for your input. I can see how this hobby, with the new technology, can be very addictive. Let's see ... maybe add a camera to the plane ... . Maybe skis for landing on frozen Minnesota lakes during the winter ... . Maybe floats for those same lakes in the summer ... . The possibilities are endless.

Bill