Good choice my friend!! I just got one for xmas,what a present,the best mom ever got me.I got mine along with magic missle kit,dual cockpit/full body pilots,100% scale struts,tams dual pipe,pitot & fuel probe kit.I have since decided to go the DF route on mine tho and sell the turbine pipe..The rafale is one of the best flying jets out there,great 1st choice's,they are very stable at slow speed and overall flight envelope,hard to stall.They are also 1 of the only jets that will do inverted flat spins .I just love canards,its 1 of the reasons that the rafale is 1 of my top favorite jets,the rafale is just a wicked looking jet,the profile and look in the air are truly awesome right beside my YA F4 phanthom

Just make sure when you setup your elevon to canard mixing that you go 100% by the book,its very important.Also I'd strongly recommend dividing your elevons into 2 on each wing instead of just 1 on each wing in the event of failure of one.That was highly suggested by many guys to me.also go with a high torque beefy servo on canards,My choice would be a high end metal gear digital ,thats what I am using.other than that the jets a snap on setup ,mine looks to be easy to build,i just need to get my F15,F4 & interceptor done since they were on
the table 1st.One last suggestion, I am throwing the thin steel spar they give you in the kit & going with TGA's removeable system,I do not trust that thin cheesy looking thing but go with your own better judgement on that part.Have fun with the kit and enjoy it,its a fine piece of art.

Steve