Thanks to everyone for all your suggestions. I'll take them all to heart as I contemplate my next bird. I would love to build a kit - however time and space doesn't permit me that luxury. That's the great thing about ARFs, they are perfect for a guy like me. I can turn my living room into a construction hanger for a day or two and its done. Whenever I do have space though, I want to build a kit. Seems all the planes that I really want to fly, only come in kit form. Might be a number of years yet, but I'll get there.

I'm thinking I'll probably go for the Twist, the price is right. Cant beat less than $100 for a decent ARF. Another couple hundred for engine and flight pack and I'm good to go. Another benefit is that there are 4 flown by advanced pilots at my field, so I'll have plenty of help.

Thanks again, and keep with the helpful suggestions. This forum has been an enormous help to me as a newbie - I have learned more than I ever could have on my own.

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