I am now on my 3rd Magic and love the plane. I personally have flown all of mine with a Webra Speed .32. I never liked the way they flew with a .46 on them. The wing loading is higher and the natural CG seems too far forward for me there. The .32's are awesome. I think a .40FP is another good choice because it is so light. That being said. The ground handling sucks, but that is to be expected with the way the landing gear are and no tail wheel. However, i have my ailerons mixed with my elevator, and even use spoilers for landings and never roll more than 2 or 3 feet anyway.

The airfoil is not really setup for true 3D. It is not symmetrical and therefore it doesnt do a lot of things well. Anything "outside" it doesn't do well thanks to the airfoil. It is by far though my favorite sport plane and it will help you learn a lot of fun stuff. The biggest trick to learning 3D is becoming good with the rudder and throttle. The magic will hover, but it definitely is a lot more work than some of the "dedicated" 3D profiles. If you can hover your magic, hovering the other stuff, will be easy.

Archie Stafford