ORIGINAL: magyarbacsi

While I have no input on the particular model you mentioned, I do have some ideas about VMAR. I have purchased two of their ARFs, the DeHavilland Beaver and the trainer Discovery. They seem to be of different quality. The Beaver is of better quality, i.e. no gobs of glue felt or seen under the coverings and seems to be a solid construction. Not finished with the Beaver as I will be using it with floats.

The Discovery is another story. I modified it to a bolt on wing rather than the rubber band version and also put it on floats as water is my only source of runway. The covering is not so perfect and small lumps of glue can be detected beneath the wing's covering. It flies excellent, holds trim settings and straight as an arrow as most trainers should. I put it through some of the basics, e.g. tight and large loops, snap rolls, spins, inverted... and it is still together. This is with the extra weight of the floats. I would not trust the wings with a full dive though.

Perhaps trainers a built with the idea that they may not survive long and the quality is overlooked where as the semi scales are built to look nicer. Will the Beaver fly as well as the Discovery? It'll be a few months before I can test it.

I have no input on their motors, but why buy an unk. performer when you can buy just as inexpensive, e.g. Magnum/ASP, TT and the likes that have a proven reputation. I have OS, Magnum XLS, TT, Saito ASP, and all are well performers. From what I've read, VMAR engines are hit and miss.