I had a PC9 as my second airplane, after flying my Nexstar for a few months. I loved this plane. Unfortunatly, I crashed it on takeoff by stalling it (purely my fault). I bought a Great Planes AT6 to replace it and now I am beating myself for not getting another PC9.

I'm not sure about others experiences, but I thought the plane was quite easy to land. I would say its a shade more advance than the 4*40, but not by much. I did not find the transition from the Nexstar to the PC9 too hard.

Be aware though, a .46 is a GREAT sized engine for it and it will scream. The increased speed may pose some difficulty.

Overall, I wish I would have bought another one instead of the AT6 (which I plan on ordering another PC9). VMAR also makes a PC9 kit for around the same price. But, from what I understand, the Seagull is built with better material.. I have no experience with the VMAR.

If you plan on purchasing the Seagull PC9, it requires atleast a 4ch with 5 servos. Many of the older boxes, which they still use, still say only 4 servos (one for ailerons). The newest PC9 has a servo for each aileron.

The only complaints I have heard about this plane is the fact that the engine is inverted, which I did have some issues too.. Deadsticked a couple times, but got it back to the field safe. I've seen some people mount the engine sideways. Other complaint is engine overheating. The cowling doesnt seem to allow enough airflow. This is easily fixed with a dremel tool and cutting a few heat extracting slots..