I can give a few answers to some of your questions right now!

- Flight duration is approx 15-18 mins. Winds have been up a bit and I've always gotten a little nervous toward 20mins which was the amount of time the motor ran at about 2/3 throttle on the bench (with no servo activity)

- The charger takes 30 mins to charge up the 7.2 V 600 mAmpHr cell.

- I am not receiving any coaching yet - There is however a local club and I will look there for instruction for my other plane a Hobbico Nexstar (don't worry - I'm not going to fly that one without some qualified instruction)

- The Radio is a Hitec Focus AM. The rudder and elevator controls is on the single stick. There is no throttle stick but rather a slider on the back of the unit just under the antenna. The rudder/elevator feels fine but the throttle has taken a bit of getting used to.

On the whole I think this is a good beginner plane - the only thing I think the manufacturer should change is the responsiveness of the rudder. As I mentioned in my earlier post I did move the position of the connector on the horn but now I get more control deflection with right rudder than with left. Perhaps someone out there could give me some hints to fix that.

I'll keep you posted on any developments (including if my wing repairs continue to hold up!)

Ian