RE: Vmar ARFs
I have flown most of the VMAR line of ARFs b/c there is a dealer close by and lots of people buy them around here and since I am the local test pilot I get first shot at them. In all honesty if your just looking for an airplane to fly around the VMAR line of airplanes will do the trick. However they remind me of planes that I flew 8 years ago. Though the weight on the box seems to be reasonable the airplanes dont fly with that "light" feel that the new age airplanes have. There have also been problems with shabby construction on a few of the models and I cant stand that crap they are covered with. If your looking to buy an airplane just to fly around then the VMAR line would be ok but if you want performance look elsewhere.
BUT!! Dont hesitate to buy the VMAX motor. The VMAX .46 is a motor that is put out by the same company. I have seen 6 of these run and I am impressed. I wont say that they will keep up with a Pro. 46 as far as power goes but they arnt far from it, plus I have NEVER seen a dead stick that wasnt a result of an empty tank from one of these motors. We put one on a plane mounted inverted, ran 3 tanks of gas through it this way and took to the sky without a single fuel bubble.