Airfoil Z or Copperhead, why fly a potato chip when you can fly a good Foamy with a real Airfoil. Both the Copperhead Stiffy, & the Airfoil Z Yak & Edge are capable of flying in 20+mph winds. Watch their videos. Try that with a potato chip!
This statement should be the new constitutional amendment. I agree with this statment 150%, with copperhead or airfoilz, you basically get the same plane. Which is an amazingly durable, stiff, high performance plane that can and will do anything and everything that you can possibly imagine plus some. I've heard people say the AirfoilZ Yak flies just as well as any gas 3Der, they were right.
Try the Hobbly Lobby YAK. Last i looked it was only $19.95--for a while it was $14.95. Still a lot to pay for some cheap foam, but it went together much easier that the FO, flew just as well, and lasted a long time.
I agree with this about 95%. I thought they flew better...but not much better. If you are looking for a very cheap yet slightly durable foamy, get this Yak. It's made of 2, 3mm depron sheets sandwiched together with a layer of plastic between them. Fairly stiff, easy to build (even if you screw up like I did and get the horizontal stab off center) and flies ok. Flies like your typical flat plate foamy. The tail area will most likely break on every tail touching crash, but with CA and packing tape it repairs faster than an FA too.
I'd still prefer the AirfoilZ over the HL Yak, but if you want to spend 20 bucks, you get what you paid for.