I've had the Ryan STA EP in the building que for a couple months now. Bought it when it first came available. The parts in this kit look pretty good (compared to others from GP I've seen). I was concerned about the balsa sheeting density when I ordered it (there's a lot of sheeting!), but it all checked out to be good, uniform, lightweight pieces.

Personally, I would not consider GP's recommended power system for this model. Flying a sport plane on <60W/lb (about what their recommended system will deliver) would do nothing but reinforce the belief that electric airplanes are slow, underpowered, short flight time novelties. For about the same money, it can be fitted with a Kyosho Endoplasma or Atomic Force car motor using the GP gearbox with 10 or 12 tooth pinion and an 8-10 cell Cs or 4/5Cs battery. With this setup or something more ($$), this airplane should be able to do all the things its appearance suggests.

Brad