I flew my first round of combat yesturday with this plane. Low Winger I was way faster in the begining till my engine leaned out from all the tight G's. Then it was like I was running at half throttle so I brought her in. I was so fast in fact that I lost my streamer on the 3rd turn. That plane is by no means competitive for combat but it is a super plane to just fly around with. And it only cost me about $6 for the wing, tail & fuse. There was a bandit out there earlier in the day. I got a good look at it & I must say I'm impressed. If I were to buy a kit (not very likely at this point) I would go with the bandint or something like it.

However, if my building skills were average or better ( unlike Ace Boogie ) I'd start out with spad combat planes. That way if you don't want to spend the money to stay in combat, you wont be out all that much for the planes.

And we really need to give Ace Boogie some slack. It's obvious he is just a little boy with too much of daddy's money to spend. So let him buy the kits & keep the manufacturers in business. (Lord knows I can't) If everybody flew Spads, they'd go out of business.

Please take any reply from me with a grain of salt. It's only MY opinion and not everyone elses.