Hi Scole,

As for your first D/F kit I would definitely go for the Philip Avonds kit. It's reasonably priced, has all the "forgot to buy" parts included, easy to built and for sure very easy to fly. And a very nice benefit is that when ever you decide to go for turbo power the turbine conversion can be done in two days! Philip's son flew this bird for a year with Ramtec fan and logged about 80 flights. Because the fan versions weight can be kept low you still have plenty power for this size of a model. (210 cm long, pitot tube excluded.)

I will be glad supplying you additional info or contact Philip himself at:
[email protected]

Gerald.