well it does some unusual things mid air sometimes. i did get a loop or two after a hard turn in dive then pulling out straight into the headwind at full throttle. not all that easy, but it seemed to work. it also has some unusual stall characteristics, when the AA stalls, the nose drops then it levels out and keeps going. when this thing stalls, its like someone smacked it out of the sky - it'll stall, drop the nose, then do some odd looking tumbling. with enough altitude its recoverable, but otherwise it usually means a meeting with the ground.

it does some very nice high speed turns and banks though, its certainly faster than the AA, but it can also fly moderately slow. i cant say whether it turns tighter than the AA, but its close. either way, its a lot of fun to fly.

i still cant get over a 10 minute flight time from a nimh pack. AirHogs has how many countless flying bricks powered with nimh packs that only fly for 3 minutes or so - if you're lucky. yet somehow silverlit makes it look so easy, not to mention using the more conventional single motor and rudder setup (and for only 20 dollars - how does airhogs justify a 30+ dollar price tag for their flying junkers??). the more conventional T/R should allow for some nice DIY planes in the future.

if you can find one of these, i would highly suggest it, its a nice addition to the micro RTF club.

nick