Patternflyer1,
I was planning on using a O.S. 1.60 FX as a must because it's a good easy to get engine. A full blown 2 meter pattern plane with all the angles set at zero. Good servos that will get the job done and not cost a bundle. The plane will be built up balsa (I don't know about modeling with carbon fiber so I probably won't use any). I don't want to mess with retracts. The plane will be built so that rudder is strictly yaw, elevator is strictly pitch, etc. The idea is a $100 plane that is capable of precision.