I have flown my buddy's Sonic and it was a *****cat. Flew it last weekend. He had a LA BLUE .25 and it was just as easy as my Nexstar. Quicker response time, better at tricks, and a breeze to land. I think it's only 74$ at TowerHobbies. Quality was pretty good, the only thing that was so-so was the covering. Had to take a blowdryer and tighten it up a bit. But you can't go wrong with this plane. It was my first time flying a low wing and I couldn't stop flying it. I was so impressed I went ahead and ordered one with my Tiger 2 just for the hell of it. If it wrecks it's just 74$ for a new plane. That's as much as my Nexstar's wings!