That's relative.

I've built a few spads myself because it's another avenue via which to enjoy this great hobby and I enjoy them. .32 GMS powered Dogfighter and a .46 AX powered Sickle.

The pis__ng matches get old though. Balsa and coroplast each have their place.

This is a SPAD Dogfighter I built. Fun plane to fly. Still need to get a video of my Sickle. That's a hotrod.

Another way to lighten these planes is to build a coroplast fuselage... though not as sturdy as a downspout when running into trees I'd think... guess people should learn not to fly their planes into trees.

somegeek