Adr,

While I disagree that the Twist is a great 3D plane, it is certainly a good fun fly plane and a great first low-wing plane. Other good examples of this sort of plane are the Modeltech Magic Extra and Cermark Banshee G3D. The only negative thing I have to say about the Twist is that the fusalage structure behind the wing is kind of weak and the lite-ply fuse is somewhat harder to repair (for me anyway) than traditional balsa construction.

All of these planes will fly or land very slow due to the fat wing. They are not super stable and don't track precision manuevers like an IMAC plane or a pattern plane will, but they are a heck of a lot easier to land and have less tendancy for bad habits like snapping out of a loop.

The worst thing about them is that they are so easy to land that they may spoil you. In fact, I think my Twist is easier to land than most trainers.

Greg