I am learning now on an Alpha.

It was overall a wonderful plane, until it met an unfortunate demise at very high speed with the ground. Not sure exactly what happened. Undaunted, I am 'in-line' to get a new Alpha plane (not the kit) any day now.

Here are a few of my comments/experiences:

- as mentioned earlier, continually check all screws- many will vibrate loose.

- the engine runneth real strong! (and reliably)

- it was hard to find the expensive 3-blade prop, so I switched to a 2 blade. This required removal of the unusual flywheel, but this only seemed to improve the performance of the engine. Did I mention that this engine just flat out runneth real strong!

- I had a 'flutter' problem with the radio, which was fixed FOC by HH.

- it is a real nice looking plane!

- overall a great plane, and I think a good kit bargain at $309 (try pricing all compnents individually)


Hope this helps,
M