ckpuder, yeah this is a pretty old post, but I hope we can drum up some more news about this plane. I would recommend this for a first kit builder. The steps are very well laid out and of course with all GP's lots of nice pics in the manual.

This is my 5th kit and for some reason I always find myself buying GP. I've had, or currently have; Goldburg Gentle Lady Glider(the only non-GP plane), .40 Ultra Sport, .40 CAP 232, Li'l Poke Park Flier, and finally the Ryan STA EP. That's basically also my progression of planes from beginning to current... although there was a trainer of some sorts in between the glider and the Ultra Sport.

But anyhoo, I've just started getting into electric as well, with the Li'l poke... but it is what it is... a slow park flier! =) I wanted something a bit zippier in electric so I grabbed the Ryan when I say it on sale at my hobby store (plus I have a hankerin' for 1940-50's racer planes recently =). I was hoping that the other people on this post a couple years ago would now have their planes built and would know more about good power plants. I don't want to use GP's recommend plant, so does anyone have any new ideas?

btw, I didn't have too much of a problem with the die-cutting. Although there IS a heck of a lot of sheeting!

-Michael R