Sean - the F40 flies like an IMAC plane ... funny but it does, its can do great 3D from what I have seen but when I had mine it flew very precisely. If you are an aerobatic nut who wants a plane that can 3D then this might be your best choice. A lot of other 3D planes do not feel like a pattern plane. Heck, I even flew mine with a mere SC46 (experimenting) and it was nice for sports flying, enough speed and torque.