I had this plane last year and really enjoyed it until the "flex foam" became too flexy after many flights and it was just about unflyable as it was flexing all over the place! LOL! I used micro servos, A small berg receiver along with a Castle Creations 25 amp esc with a brushless park 400 on an aluminum gearbox like the MPI. I used a Thunder power 2100 Mah 3 cell and pushed it all the way up to the nose. I had no added dead weight. The plane flew great and loved it. That plane has a short life tho as the foam falls apart after many flights.