Thanks for the info Snowmass...but it came just a little to late.

It was a hard decision, but I ended up buying the new Funtana X 100 a couple days ago. I found a place that had it in stock, plus free shipping. So it only cost me $220 (which is what the Obsession will cost you with the new $30 off special they have going at Tower right now).

I agree that the Obsession will probably gather allot more attention on the flight line, and I was really impressed with it's size considering what it weighed. If I was using an O.S. 1.60 it would have been a no-brainer, but with an MVVS 1.60 gas engine I was scared that it would come out to heavy. So rather than take a chance I decided to go with a plane that I knew would come out within the weight requirements of my engine.

As for the Funtana X 100, it sounds like they did address both of your major concerns. They lengthened the landing gear, and made it carbon fiber too. They also redesigned the airfoil of the wing to make it more stable in high alpha-flight, and added side-force-generators to help knife edge maneuvers. I just read a review on one, and it came in at 9-1/4 pounds. So I should be able to come in somewhere around 10 pounds with the gas engine. That's about 3-4 pounds less than what I'd guess an Obsession would come in at with the same gear.

For $220 the Obsession is still pretty tempting though.