personally i like balsa planes becuase i know how to repair them. i've repaired my foamies as well but they alway look like they just got salvaged from the dumpster. with balsa and monokote planes, you can almost always repair them to look new again.

the stinson seems like a nice little plane... four channels is definitely a move in the right direction... but i'd seriously consider the airborne-model cessna skylane ep...

by the way... stinson is also a scale plane. the review on hobby lobby is glowing, though... makes me want to get one!