Apalsson, I'll tell you another bonus with this Starlet is attaching a pair of Falcon Floats to it. You dont need a water rudder with them. There's plenty of rudder on the tail of the plane. Very smooth flier but you will notice the weight of the floats. Concerning this ARF's popularity, I can't figure it out why it has'nt taken off also. VERY WELL CONSTRUCTED ARF ! And as my wife say's, " it's the cutest little airplane " [ typical women ] Power is a Saito .82 at 4500 feet altitude, 14-8 prop. No doubt snow-skies will work just fine also come winter. Homer Simpson in the cockpit sure makes this a good conversation piece at the flying sites too. I have a feeling due to lagging sales of this plane, it might not be around too long. Oh well, our gain is everybody else's loss. Enjoy it while we have them. Try the floats and let me know what you think. Seeya guys, MormonMike.