By the way, before you question why an Impact, I looked and looked for a decent sized, composite-type pattern plane and came up with many hits but the Galaxy, Pinnacle, Astral, Infinity, etc are just too expensive. It seems this niche has simply gotten out of control and these planes now can't be found under $1K. I also remember reading about it back when I was flying electrics and everyone was looking at me like I was crazy when Jason Shulman won the 2004 Nats, good enough for Jason, good enough for me ;-)

I also happen to love the color scheme of this plane, solid red on bottom and the very nice graphics on top make for a good contrast and the size is something I need (my Inspire 60 is electric, flies great but at a distance the clear covering is terrible and the size makes it harder to make out the attitude, I'd like a larger, color-contrasting, capable plane to solve that issue).

My experience level with electrics, even large is expert, I know the systems, the various technologies, I have a broad range of experience with different motors, batteries, chargers, etc so that part isn't problem, my flying skill though are not up to this planes capabilities. I am only learning more advanced pattern maneuvers but I figured why not start with something that will take all the variables out of the equation so the maneuvers are learned pure. So, I've talked enough, anyone?

JFetter