I had a Magic Extra for a while and really loved it, but it wasn't my first plane. The Four Star line is a good way to go as indicated. I have a 4 Star 60 with an OS91 surpass on it and it is a blast to fly. I can tell you that it doesn't take much wind to start buffeting a plane the size of the Magic around. I lost mine in a 90 degree crosswind that took the plane and pretty much made a kit out of it. As said, any hard landing and you will lose the landing gear.