Yes the Sturdy Birdy flies like a drain pipe with a bit of foam strapped to it.....oh...hang on!!!...thats what it is!!!

1. It flies far too fast for a trainer
2. Its too heavy, it doesn't glide with no power
3. Wing loading is way too high
4. I never ever had a "floater" of a landing with this plane.

But hey maybe thats just me.....i crash everything.....just crashed my arising star today...ouch....tried to do a loop without enough height and in bad light....lost orientation of the plane and didn't know whethere to pull up or down....so for safety i just ditched... :-(