Jason,

I built a Brodak Basic Trainer a few years ago. I powered it with a Cub .049A (also bought from Brodak). I used it to introduce some Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts to flying at a "Family Day". After a bunch of crashes the fuselage broke right behind the plastic motor mount. My fix was to splice in some hard sticks (popsicle sticks) that run back as far as the wings. With luck, you will not have that problem.

The plane flys very steady and smooth. Do not expect to do anything other than fly level with it. After all, it IS a BASIC trainer.

A trainer is good to get you used to controls, running your engine, and getting over the dizziness that you will encounter at first.

By the way, what engine do you have in it?

George