MinnFlyer - You don't fly in the winter? Just givin' ya a hard time. I have a brother in near Glenwood, Minnesota and I only see him around Christmas, when there's 24" of ice on the lakes, so I know how cold it gets; but here in southern New England we have been known to fly in every month. But back to the subject at hand - I loved my GP Easy Sport ARF as a second plane, and it's only about $125. And IMHO, covering a plane isn't that difficult.