I bought a Sea Star 40 from Nitro. Chinese ARF. Most of their trainers were out of stock. It looks just like an Avistar, but a little bigger. 63" span. I have it about 40% complete. It looks pretty nice, but I didn't really understand 63" until I put the wing together. I'm going to have to buy a new vehicle if I stay in the hobby, which I definately plan to do.

The spec sheet says ARF weight is 3.3 pounds. I'm guessing that doesn't include the gear I have to provide to complete it. All of the comparable trainers I've looked at all say 5 -6 lbs.

I have to wait til payday (Thursday) to get fuel and field gear to run the engine. I'm considering ordering an Aviastar .53 instead of the .40. From what I've read about the .40LA, I think I might want more power in reserve.