Telemasters are great airplanes. They are light and strong. When you say not likely to survive a crash, I guess that depends. "Stronger" airplanes are usually pretty busted up in a crash because of all the mass.

A light airplane won't hit the ground as hard, has less mass and less inertial which equals less damage. That's why so many of the designs from the 70's and 80's have gone by the wayside. People are finally figuring out that adding 1/16" plywood doublers from the firewall to the rear of the wing saddle actually makes the plane more likely to be damaged in a crash.

Anyway, yeah... the Telemaster is a classic. Definitely one of the oldest kits still on the market and with good reason. :thumbup: