Hi J.M.

Honestly, I think the Zagi is a very bad plane to start with. When I first started in the hobby, my wife bought me a "trainer" that simply would not fly. It was a really cool Corsair on 27Mhz from Hobby People. Even guys who have been flying a long time had trouble flying it. Too twitchy. So I ran out and bought another "trainer" and had a similar problem. I got very discouraged with the $$ we had spent and almost dropped the hobby. Then I started talking to people who fly and they told me that to start, get a Slo-Stick. Yes, they are boring, but they are cheap, easy to fix, easy to fly, easy to see and above all, they "train your brain" to fly. That is the hardest part of flying. The Slo-Stick gives you a lot of reaction time to think "okay, I want to go left, and the plane is coming towards me so what way do I need to move the sticks".

The Zagi is a very fast plane even w/o the brushless motor, plus it is very twitchy - you barely move the stick and all the sudden you are flying upside down - which is why good pilots love them.

My advice - get the Zagi AND get a Slo-Stick of some sort. Build them both, then let the Zagi sit till you have some time on the Slo-stick and are comfortable with the controls, then do the Zagi. Might save you a great deal of frustration and a bit of $$.

My .02.

Happy Flying,

dave