i have never owned a nitromodels plane but several of my flying buddies have and i have heard the same types of gripes from them. one guy had one of their delta wings and on the first flight the engine firewall came right out causing the plane to spiral out of control doing extensive damage. he got no satifaction from their customer service. another flyer had one of their aerobatic .46 size planes and on the 4th flight one wing panel snapped about a 3rd of the way from the wing root.. it was found that the wing spars was very soft wood. not wing spar material. again nitro's customer service did nothing for him. i do not like bashing a company but if the shoe fits , wear it.