I flew my 4*60 in sportsman class last year for the last contest. The day before the contest I was getting a last few practice flights on my Edge 540 when I got a radio hit and it went into the ground. I showed up on Saturday with my 4*60 which is set up the following way

1 Bay clipped off of each wing half (Still a floater on landing with shortened wing)
1 Added 30% to the rudder
OS 91 FX w/ APC 15x6. (Unlimited Vertical)

The Contest director let me fly and also scored me for the fun of it since it was not a scale plane. At the end of all rounds I unoffically took first place. It is a great plane to practice. And it would be a good plane to compete in basic. The 4*60 was the second plane I built and I keep it around because it is so much fun to fly. In the winter it gets skis and in the summer it is either on floats or wheels. Hope this helps