Great plane, great price. OS 46 AX for a engine. ditch the wire landing gear for aluminum. The wire will flex and stay flexed, causing you to, after 4 or 5 landings have to reshape it. After youve soloed , you will want to change it. I used 8 bands on mine and I fly in oklahoma with 15-25 mph winds. 11x5 or 11x6 Master Airscrew,,,,,,go for it.....