Myself and a friend have a couple of the original Magic's and we have been ragging them out for well over a year now and they have been fine,the only exception is that I added flying wires to the stab,his is still stock.They 3D pretty good but are not very stable planes,They are not as rock sloid as a Morris plane,etc,but wadda ya want for $99.00!!this plane help me learn to hover and other mild 3D stuff.Yes the stab is weak without wires,but this plane is not meant to fly at mid to high speed,it is stricktly a slow flying plane.The flat bottom air foil is awesome in the wind,it's like flying a radio controlled kite.I also have a Pizzaz and a Somethin Extra,and while they are much more stable than the Magic,the Magic is a whole lotta fun,and way lighter.You have to get conventional flying out of your mind when flying the Magic and you will have a great time.Forget all that peeling covering and gluing etc,put it together Friday night and fly it Saturday morning.JMO,Mike