We,(My oldest son & myself) Have a Hobbico Nextstar that was donated by our LHS (Hobby Oasis) for the porpouse of getting some of the spectators at our local field to get a real first hand "feel" of what flying an r/c plane is all about. The plane has performed Flawlessly since the first flight.That was at least 60 flights ago.Other than the trim on the tail giving up it's stickum, no problems have surfaced.Anyone would be hard pressed to build a trainer that has 1/2 of the features & looks of this model for 200% of the price.The AFS is a real distraction for an accomplished pilot because of it's self-righting qualitys and I know that.But in the manual it tells you how to unplug it. As with all ARF's I would recommend triple checking everything & anything you find not up to "your" building standards fix it. This is a great leap in trainer technology and will probably take some getting used to by the "Old School" guy's (me included) but overall I personally can find no fault in this model. Just my personal observation but, cudos to Hobbico & Dave @ Hobby Oasis for helping intrested people have a short-cut to success in our great hobby.