I looked at getting the Mini Hot Rod as well. I actually settled (Last minute) on a Tufflight 4-D Lite and although I'm still putting it together, I have been happy so far. This plane is really going to be difficult to tear up. I can lterally roll the wing up, release it, and POOF!! it's a wing again. You may be a more experienced 3D pilot than I am and not have to worry as much about crashing but it would be worth a look. The videos on the Tufflight site are the only ones I know of that show deliberate crashes to demonstrate the durability of the plane. Some of which would be catastrophic to depron planes. The Mini Hot-Rod is a pretty awesome looking plane though. Good luck!!