Your opinion is welcome as far as Im concered, and though this is a Seagull thread I am interested in comparisons of these two planes. Its hard to get any fair comparisons, those who plunked down 275 for AW aren't likly to admit that the Seagull at 175 is in the same league. Though I haven't owned the AW, I have seen them, they are nice. I do own the Seagull, Im no expert but i think its close, very close. For those who haven't looked at the planes from this factory for awhile, time to look again, you will be supprised. ADRIAN- I don't mean to disagree with you or anything, your imputs and opinions in this thread have been very helpful to a lot of people. Thanks. Randy