Comment on the Giles- I have had two of these airplanes and my son has one as well. I lost both of mine. One due to a wing failure and the other due to a Rx failure. G.P. went above and beyond in replacing the first one complete with a new OS 160 FX, Rx, servos, the works. Their evaluation of the wing was that it shouldn't have failed. Can't say what happened with the Rx on the 2nd. one other than possibly vibration got to it. Yes, I had it padded well..... Sent the Rx to Futaba to have it checked out and Futaba said there were two cracked ceramic filters that were damaged due to a hard landing. I will never know if it was a hard landing or the crash that cracked the filters.

Even after losing two of these airplanes and after having assembled two myself, I can tell you that all in all it's a pretty good airplane, IMHO. There were a few thread comments about incidence problems with earlier models. I did not encounter this. For the $ it's hard to beat and this airplane is a good introduction into the 1/4 scale. I really liked how mine flew. If you go with this model be sure to not get too much throw in the elevator. There have been several threads about snapping with too much throw. I encountered this on the first model and after adjusting all was ok.

Once you have the throws set right I found it to be a forgiving airplane. Both of mine and my sons tracked perfectly on takeoff. We both have a tendency to come in on final a bit too hot and the airplane will soar and soar. It takes a bit to find the right speed for final to avoid the soaring issue. At least it did for us.

Last I saw Tower was asking 279.00. Anything below this is a pretty good deal when you consider that most other airplanes will cost around 400.00 and up. I am in the process of assembling a WM 300 Extra. Purchased on sale for 375.00 at my local hobby store. If I had the same to do all over again I think I would have gone with either the G.P. Patty Wagstaff Extra or the WM from the get go. You can always buy a more expensive model than these suggestions. I really did like the looks of the Giles and enjoyed them while they lasted. Not meant to be a negative hit to the airplane.