Thanks everyone for the info. B.L.E., good information on the 540. I never actually used a buddy cord, i learned on an electric (40" wingspan of so) plane with no alerons, then moved to my .61 trainer. Ive been flying about 50% of the time upside down with no problems. Its not that i really want to do crazy 3d tricks right now, i just wanted a fun plane to put the .25 on. I like the idea of making the control throws much less than recomended. I will have to consider all this information, thanks agian.