Awww...Might as well take the plunge into the foam core world...Although I've never flown one I think the XLT should be a fine choice!!

I have a Bridi Escape kit which I believe is very similar to the XLT (I think the XLT is a little bigger)...Should be a straight forward build with no major hurdles except learning to sheet wings which shouldn't be a problem...

I've been told to choose light (contest grade) 1/16 balsa to sheet the escape wings rather than the factory recommended balsa sheeting (3/32 i think??)...

I would imagine your Rossi and XLT combo would be a really sweet set-up!!

Good Luck in your decisions...

Chuck