I just finished my Extra and will hope to maiden it in a month or so... Actually this is my 3rd WM Extra 300, first 2 were the Patty Wagstaff colors, first had a Moki 1.8 and the 2nd had a Moki 2.10. The one with the Moki 2.10 flew awesome with tons of power and very light (14.5 pounds). Now the new one (purple and teal color scheme) with the DA is 16 pounds RTF and should be a rocket... cannot wait... My set up is a DA50 with slimline muffler, Metal gears on the tail and nylon gears on the wing (not sure if that is a good idea but will try it at first)… Rx battery, Rx and anything I can move back to the rear most edge of the CG (I like to fly my planes slightly tail heavy)…

balsafire, taken the facts that you wrote, the only advise I can give you is wait... You seem to want to run when you have not learned how to walk to your fullest. This is a large plane and if you cannot handle the unexpected that an experienced pilot can, can spell trouble to you, the plane and maybe some innocent bystander. Yes, this plane is easy to fly, land and take off and has no surprises, but hey you will NEVER know. Get you confidence up and when you are 100% ready then go for it, gas and giant scale are awesome… Just my $.02… Good luck… Hosam