ble is right about 3d aircraft but when he says about the steep descent for a landing I beleive he is talking about a deadstick landing because these planes are so light and so responsive that they can easily bleed their speed on a deadstick and stop in mid air and drop straight down. most of my landings are made with power on and harrier in to a gentle walking speed landing. Get familiar with the controls first before using one of these firecrackers because they respond very very quickly and can be upset easily by wind. they are good for windy days because you can counter wind effects rapidly with control movements but you have to be confident in your inputs. My choice for 3d aircraft is a profile plane from ohio model products. They have the edge the yak or katana. I own all three powered by a ys 63 running a 13x4w prop. These are tough fun little planes that I would ot hesitate to throw into the air and are easy to build and field repair. just take them out of the truck fuel it and go