Very well said Chad, especially the bit about practice. The more stick time you invest in a well flying airplane the better you will do. Most of us don't need the latest/greatest to gain an advantage, lots of practice is the advantage regardless of the airplane ( trimmed to full potential of course ). A good example is the fact that out of the 4 contests I flew in this year in advanced I was an average of about 30 points out of first while flying an electrified Hydeaway. I was however practicing at least 20 flights the week prior to the contest.