I gotta tell ya this doesn't equate to very much flying. I burn that in a week, every week! Along with another gallon of 30% for my Saito engine. However I do understand that one can get bored with the Nexstar in it's original form. Just never heard of anyone doing it in just a gallon & a half of fuel.

At any rate, I too eventually wanted more out of my NexStar. I tried some of Britbrat's NexStar mods with great results. Someone allready mentioned you can take the dihedral out of the wing. You can also get more power out of it just by using a tuned type pipe like the one that comes with the Tower Pro .46 engine. The O.S. .46FXI loves this pipe!! With an over-sized spinner 2 3/4" & an 11X6 APC prop. Just these three simple mods got my NexStar running somewhere in the neighborhood of 70 to 75 mph as well as being much more aerobatic without the dihedral in the wing. You can also turn it into a tail-dragger if you like. Or a float-plane.

I assume that you have allready stripped it of all the training aids, ie., air-brakes, wing droops & of course that silly AFS. If not that would be the first step.

I have also seen the new H9 Pulse XT in action just last week. This one was set up with brushless electrics. It is a very nice looking plane & seemed to be a great flyer. I'm sure with a good .46 size engine, it would releave you of any boredom in a hurry! It is a very nice airplane but be aware that with only a couple of gallons of fuel under your belt you may find it to be a bit of handful. Even though you are becoming bored with the NexStar. Keep in mind the NexStar (imo) is a very gentle & easy to fly airplane. It might just be the most forgiving Trainer out there. I also have a Tower Trainer & it is much more aerobatic than the NexStar even after doing the mods to the NexStar. I'm not saying that you aren't ready for the Pulse or some other #2 type plane, you may very well be, only you know that. I'm just saying that the jump from stock NexStar to a #2 plane may be a little further leep than from other Trainers to a #2 plane.

I still fly my Tower every time I go to the field it is the first plane in the air. Not only do I like to use it as a warm up flight before risking a more advanced plane, it's still just plain ol fun to fly. The NexStar is down for awhile pending further mods.

If I were you I would try the mods to hot-rod up your NexStar first. It is very simple & inexpensive to do & would let you get a few more gallons of fuel under your belt before you move on to the Pulse or a 4* or whatever #2 plane you decide on. Good luck & have fun with it, there is still a lot of good fun to be had with a NexStar.