Oops -- perhaps I'm in the wrong forum. I'm not so much a beginner, having flown "sport" monoplanes such as the GP Easy Sport and have built and flown a Cloud Dancer 40 from RCM plans. Sounds like the Hog Bipe is the plane of choice for my skill level, although I still like the Tiger Bipe because it's an ARF. (I don't want to spend all winter building... half a dozen unbuilt kits now.)