great planes makes great arfs. you pay more, but they are fairly light and strong. my easy sport weighs about 5 lbs with fuel. i just flew it today for the first time in a year, and if flies like a trainer, except when you crank in the throws. Raptor, Here's an idea. On the exhaust stack side, home-print a sticker that says smoke this. I saw it on one of those little flying lawnmowers, and i wanted one myself. For a cap, i gan get it to do 80 mph. that is pretty fast for a plane with such high drag. when you are doing aerobatics, frontal area doesn't matter too much, especialy when you are tumbling. this four stroke has so mucch muscle, between a 14x6 and a 14x8, i loose 100 rpm. that's it. i could seriously race this thing. Raptor, there is a company called tnt landing gear i found out about. They will custom make landing gears for about 30 bucks out of aircraft grade aluminum (6061 aluminum) that don't weight much. i am cutting out about 2 ounces by replacing my fiberglass gear. www.tntlandinggear.com . Also, once you find the ideal prop for that plane, there is a company called tru-turn owned by romco that will custom make a spinner to precicely fit that prop. They do a lot cleaner job than most people can do, and they will also lighten your spinner backplate for $7.50, it cuts out like an ounce. you should consider those futaba coreless servos. they are great. I replaced my aileron servos with those, and MAN! what a difference.