Yes, the RCV had plenty of power. I used all it could offer for takeoffs, but then cruised around on part throttle for most of the rest of it. The model will loop and roll easily too.

As a taildragger landplane it balanced just fine with the OS 48 Surpass and no additional weight. The extra weight of the RCV 58 must have compensatedwell as I didn`t need to add any weight anywhere when I added the floats. I don`t recall the weight details right now - it has been sitting out in the hangar under dustcover for 3 or 4 months now....

I`d go and buy an RCV 58 if I had to, it`s a nice engine. My mate also has one of the larger RCV 'horizontal' efforts. I`m not so keen on this one. It runs well enough, seemingly not over-endowed with power, but the bit that bugs me most is the rattling gear-clashing noise of it all - I wouldn`t buy this one for myself.

Alan W