Starting to narrow it down. I like both the PST Panther, and the Boomerang Elan or Baby Boomer.

Sooooooooooooo, HERE"S he big question. What's a better flyer for the beginner. I know the Boomer is less expensive, and it's REALLy an ARF (About 4 hours assembly on airframe before installs), whereas the PAnther is more of a composite kit, They call it arf but it will require about 40 hours. Not a knockout punch for me but my modeling on planes is limited.

Thanks to you kind gents here, I have videos of both the Panther Flying and the Boomer. Both look great but Boomerangs almost look like they are able to hover down to a landing. Incredible flyer, at least on these vids they have.

2 MAJOR things the Panther has going for it in my decsion is the fact that I love scale, and it was built at my old hometown aircraft manufactorer GRUMMAN. (Everybody's Dad worked there.) The kit seems beautiful too. Scale seems to be dead on.

OK put yourself in my shoes and vote.