I bought an Electrifly FlatOut Cap 580 and tried to put it together, I found the plane to be unnecessarily complex to build with lots of small, brittle plastic pieces. I got frustrated and put the FlatOut Cap 580 back in the box.

I read a review in the January '06 issue of Backyard Flyer for the Thunder Tiger Giles 202 Profile EP and decided to try one of those instead. It took me less time to build the whole Thunder Tiger foamy than it took to glue the horizontal tail stab to the elevator on the Cap 580.

I used the GWS Pico servos and 4 Channel GWS Pico receiver on the TT Giles that I'd bought for the Cap 580. I also used the Electrifly ESC and LiPo battery. The plane was a blast to fly indoors and out, and I've since built and flown the Thunder Tiger Christen Eagle Profile EP with similar joyful results.

I like Great Planes products, but their FlatOut line of electric foamies is unnecessarily complicated to build and not very popular with folks who have tried them. My advice is to visit http://www.thundertiger4u.com and check out the Thunder Tiger Profile EP ARFs instead: Expo 3D, Christen Eagle, and Giles 202

The fly great outdoors in wind, they can be slowed down for indoor flight in a large gymnasium, they can be flown wide open in full 3D mode, or flown gently. It's a shame that the Thunder Tiger Profile EP foamies are such a well kept secret, because they are the best value for electric flight that I've ever seen!