This is my favorite plane! I have the same Saito 72, and I am using a 13X8 3 blade. Mine slows down better, but still lands hot. Ok, I'll give you the thing about the nose gear, it sucks, and didn't last one weekend. I bought a robart nosegear for it and it was much better....the mains that came with it are fine. I just do basic aerobatics with this plane, but it does them all fine. I don't know, sorry you had a bad experience, but so far mine is a keeper! A high speed pass down the runway with the gear sucked up looks cool. I mounted my battery under a strap made from litho plate and small screws...no probs there. For the money it's great. Very stable flyer!

Jess