Midwest Extra! You already have the engine, so the only thing holding you back is getting the kit and servos. It is quite a project but well worth the build. Keep in mind the new kits don't come with cowl or pants. You'll have to order them separately. You'll find it flies very well, and you can even do some freestyle maneuvers with it. Not bad for a plane designed before the current 3D trend. The plane is very honest with no bad habits such as snap overrotation or tip stalling. It is also built fairly strong compared with the ultralight Aeroworks planes. There are no surprises or strange techniques to build this plane.

I started a thread in the Giant Scale forum about this plane, and hopefully in a few weeks I'll report on its first contest. I'm running a Brison 52cc gasser in mine, and it rockets out of a hover with a Zinger 22x8 prop at 6700 rpm. You can see a pic and a vid of mine at http://www.rcsites.net/flyfalcons/ . During the video I'm just playing around and not doing precision maneuvers but you can get an idea of how the plane presents in the air. I did not need any mixing for a straight knife edge. JR 4131 servos on all but the rudder which got a 4721 - a total of 300 dollars worth of servos, purchaed used. I'm using a Futaba 9C radio.

The easiest way to convince your wife is to tell her that you won't want to fly any other plane after flying this one, so you'll sell some stuff and won't be burning much glow fuel in the future