The "Avistar Nut" I wrote about that removed the dihedral from his wing also put an OS 52 FS in his latest incarnation of the Avistar (I think he has had at least four of them). That was really a nice combo. Great midrange power and nice and quiet. In my opinion that's the nicest all around Avistar set up I've seen although quite a bit of tail weight had to be added to get a rearward acrobatic CG.

I was really tempted to get another Avistar when mine met its untimely death but decided to move forward to an even more challenging kind of plane and ended up buying a recycled third hand Sig Cap 231EX from a fellow club member for a really cheap price. A HUGE step, I know, but after a bunch of mishaps endured by the plane I can now handle it pretty well and it is my new favorite plane. The Cap has a YS140DZ and mostly digital Hitec servos. Awesome in every way! I have about $800 tied up in it. I bought the engine from an overseas source for a super low price about a year ago.

Anyway, I still love watching the Avistars when guys bring them out to the field.