I ordered a red TT Decathlon from Aerotec Hobbies in Ohio on Friday, and just got it in today. This is the NEW version of the plane, P/N 4570, which is completely different than the old version P/N 4455.

The new version is set up for the engine to be mounted diagonally down, putting the muffler dead center on the bottom of the cowl. The head will poke out a little bit too. They have included a neat little plastic molded piece, where you can cut out the the bottom of the fuse to clear the muffler, and glue in this plastic piece to close up the hole nicely. They seem to have engineered the whole thing around the TT .46Pro engine, with predrilled holes, etc. for the mounting.

The new version also has a two piece wing, with a skylight over the fuselage. A two piece wing on a 64"WS model probably isn't required, but it sure will make it easier to pack this thing into a car!

So far, I've inspected the contents, and I'm incredibly pleased with the model. The quality is first rate, seemingly better than I could make myself. Wood seems top grade, laser cut, with nice visible even glue joints. I'll check them all out later. The covering is incredible. Real high temp film, with great triming. Better than I could do, way better. Overall, construction seems to be better than my Hangar9 80" Cub. In particular, many of the details seem better. The included aluminum airfoil struts are incredible.... with very nice end connectors. It also includes flying wires for the tail, with very nice connectors also. Even the wheels appear to be Dubro-like quality.

The whole thing blows away the VMAR that I bought a month ago.

Fiberglass wheel pants and cowl. High quality fiberglass wing tube...

Don't want to sound like an infomercial. I'm just a very picky guy, and I'm very pleased with this thing.

I'll take pics and post a build log as I put it together. Might be finished by the weekend!