If you have everything that you need, you can have it out of the box and ready to fly in an afternoon! This is probably the best ARF aircraft that you can get for this kind of money. My local dealer got one in last week and I bought it for $135.00! I suspect that they will sell for around $150- The covering was awsome, NO wrincles! All of the controll surfaces are hinged and glued. You take it out of the verry nicley packaged box, bolt the tail on with three bolts, glue in the throttle pushrod, drill holes for the servos, bolt on the landing gear,and motor mounts, and then drop in the radio gear and balance! The only glue that you need is for the throttle pushrod and the pre-trimmed and tinted canopy! I can see no need to improve on the factory glue joints either....that's a first! The only thing that I did was thin out a little epoxy and re "paint" the firewall/cheeks because it looked a little thin with the sealer that they use. I'm just waiting on an engine for mine now....I'm trying to decide between the OS .61fx or the .91fx. Any comments? P.S. This is my first post! I have been on the site now for about 8-9 months and it is definatley the place for great information! Do any of you guys/girls have suggestions on props for these motors? -Craig