FLIGHT REPORT: Electristar flies very similar to the hobbico Superstar .40 select RTF with the OS LA.40 engine. Thrust is just a bit less then the superstar/avistar but it still leaps off my paved runway in less then half it's 51 foot width. Multiple Loops from level are no problem and the rate of climb is right on target for a .40 size trainer. I'm using the recommended pair of Electriflight 3000mah 8.4v NiMh batteries and the plane is in stock configuration. Out of the box the the control throws are the way I like them; almost 3D and very, very sensitive for a trainer. Make note of that as any newbie student will give his instructor a heart attack if flown that way. My general overall impression of build quality is that is is superior to the Avistar and Superstar. Nice improvement Hobbico; many kudos. Ok thats the good stuff now the minor complaints. Even after triple cycling the batteries 3 times on my Triton2 before the first flight they only gave me 3min 42 sec on the first flight. After 4 flights my flight time is up to 10min 42sec with throttle modulation but that did include 4 touch and goes. The motor and speed control stay quite cool but the batteries come out much hotter then I'd like. Hobbico advertises an 11/7 propeller but the plane came with an unmarked 11/10. I suspect that it's pulling a hair to much current for these batteries. My recomendation might be to prop down one size or get a slightly better battery/batteries from the beginning. Overall hobbico really has the making for a home run here but you will have to have a bunch of batteries. Please post the results of your upgrades here as I will follow them. Thanks.