Well guys,

Here's my 2 cents worth:

I have one completed and with about 600 flights on it with a Tower .75 and a 13x6 prop.

The prop lasted me about 580 flights before I dinged it, and I replaced it with a 13x8 prop.

I fly it off land or water with thi smotor and it flies great.

My photo album has a photo of it on final approach at lake pleasant, here in AZ back in June of 2005.

I have 2 bars of lead at the Vertical that are full length less 3 squares, with the receiver pack mounted aft of the servo tray, and a 16oz tank mounted in the nose (I like to fly for 20-30 minutes at a shot)

Never a problem for power.. SHe will hover just fine, but I am looking at putting a 14x4W on her for true hoverability, so I can pull out of the hover. Currently I just hover high enough to tip her over and go horizontal.

I set up the wings with the flaps, and everything works well.

I just finished one for a friend with a saito 100 that we are going to fly on this saturday.

I had a fellow flier at our club (about 4 years ago) with one in the Saito 100 configuration that he set up to fly 3D, and promptly removed the tail section in a hard snap, so if you are looking at doing hard 3D flying I strongly suggest reinforcing your tail section and possibly running flying wires or pushrods like the 4 star's do or the something extra does. (however he had 60 degrees of throw on all of his surfaces, and was really puishing the envelope of the aircraft when this happened)

If you are looking to fly off water I suggest getting a set of the Bridi Floats, and e-mail me for the locations to mount the thru-bolt blocks (they are a bout 6 hnches forward of where Bridi says to do it for this plane) My plane flies solidly with the floats and will even hover for a second or two.

Good Luck.

Dave