I've got mine the other day - unfortunately it's a Xmas present so I can't build it yet. I checked for transit damage and read the instructions before I gave it to my wife to wrap up.

It all seems straight forward enough. In this day an age of most building work being done for you I was slightly surprised to read that the nose of the plane has to be sanded at 2 degress right thrust. It would have been nice it this had been done at the factory as I can see this being the only tricky bit for some builders to achieve neatly & accurately. It's no biggie for most builders though. Everything else is typical "profile build."

There are some really attractive features to this plane- the two piece wings with carbon fibre jointing tube, the elevator being stiffened with a carbon fibre rod, carbon fibre push rods, carbon fibre control horns, wing tips that allow eay alignment of the ailerons, pre-cut pushrod guide slots in the fuselage side. I found these difficult to locate on a Hyperion Yak55SP 3D profile due to the opaque nature of the covering. On this plane it's already done for you!

The general build quality is superb and the covering is to a high standard. Apart from the rudder, the control surfaces are pre hinged and taped. A very nice touch - if they allow sufficient deflection, we'll have to see.

The only thing I found strange is that there is no undercarriage supplied with the plane. It's an optional extra. PA says that no damage was sustained on their prototype planes even after extensive belly landings. Even so, I prefer an udercart and I think it should have been included in the kit.

After reading the instructions, which warn of a fairly critical CofG position - they are talking mm's making a big difference, I have decided to follow their recommendations and fit 900mAh Li-Po's instead of the 1320's I had thought I might use. At least until I have flown the plane for a while anyway.

More anon.