RE: Is this thing released yet?
I own the Super Stearman and my partner owns the PT-17 Stearman. Both are good planes for the money. Not Top Gun but not bad either. I see this P-6 as an evolution in GP's ARF's and I sure hope it is built as good as it looks. While some think that $480 is too steep a price, consider what the overall cost will be:
P-6E ARF $480
Zenoah G-26 $300
Servos/Receiver/Batteries/Switches $400
Misc Parts $100
Total $1280
Considering that the cost of everything else that is required to make it fly is much more expensive than the cost of the model, I think that the extra $100 cost for this plane is not as significant as it looks initially. If it is good quality like most of the current GP ARF's, then I will be adding one to my "Bear Force".