RE: Telemaster 40
I have one and love it...it's the plane I taught myself to fly on. I built it with flaps and dual aileron servos. With a weak .46 LA it flies quite well and is incredibly forgiving and predictable. It's a plane than deserves the rumble and torque of a 4-stroke (.56 ?). It will fly inverted, roll, loop and do other basic aerobatics. It is critical that you reinforce the wing with fiberglass, otherwise it will fold as construction does not include ply dihedral braces. If you fly from grass, I would also recommend reinforcing where the tailwheel mounts with plywood. Throw out the included tail hardware and get a good set-up.
With flaps and a headwind it will land at a stand-still. Without flaps it gives very predictable, stable approach at a more standard landing speed. I've flown off snow with cut-off XC skis bolted on and it flew really well. Flaps on takeoff reduce roll to just a few feet. I'd like to set it up to piggy back gliders and upgrade to a .65ish 4C. It's a real SUV of an airplane.
One thing to be aware of is that the plans do not fit the parts perfectly. Don't cut the parts!...use the plans as a guide only. My wing built out a few inches longer than the drawings. The instruction manual is okay--no photos--muddy descriptions of what to do. It was my first build and it was challenging to figure it out. I'm working on a Sig kit and a Balsa USA kit currently and their instruction manuals are far superior...idiot proof even.
Have fun and if you've specific questions during the build, let me know, I might have some insight.