gus, I do already have the servos. I was already considering putting two on the wings and figured I would need at least one more sooner or later anyway so I bought two of them from a buddy. He bought them for an Extra 300 but decided to go with some different ones so he sold me these for $45.

Balsa, they are 77oz torque (Hitech HS-605BB) and to start with I'll prolly just use the stock 4.8 that came with the radio. I hope to upgrade later as funds allow though. Especially if I find heavy battery consumption to be an issue. I don't think there will be much problem with response times but I'm sure the 6 would be allot more stout.

As for the overkill, well the whole plane will have / may need some overkill. I ordered heavy duty control arms, heavy duty servo arms, pull/pull rudder cables, soldier clevises etc. As Balsa's sig states, I fly em hard (hope to avoid the crash for a while though). Afterall, I did fly the elevator clevis off of my Hobbistar lol. The clip that sticks through the control horn folded back after a high speed dive/loop. Guess thats what I get for using the stock plastic clevis or over flying a trainer.

I love full speed fly by's and sharp turns, and often sharp turns at full speed. I figure I better do everything I can to make sure something doesn't fall apart in the air again. I didn't specifically buy the high torques for this plane, but they were cheap and available... It will have an Irvine .72 with a Pitts slimline on it using a 13x9, 14x8 or 15x6 prop depending on the clearance so it should still move pretty good. The range is 60 to 91 so I'll actually be in the lower middle I guess.

I like to fly hard I guess. I tried the low/slow/float plane concept with a friends plane and it just isn't the same. I guess for now I still feel like the teen just learning to drive and having a muscle car to play with. I'm just trying to hedge my bets as best I can for my flying style (or lack therof). Any other suggestions are MORE than welcome.

Thanks,
Rik