Your LHS guy might have been thinking abouth the Hangar 9 "Twist" instead of the Pulse.

The World Models Sky Raider Mach II is very popular at our club. About a dozen guys bought them for informal club pylon racing with bushing engines (mostly OS 46 LA) and they love them. A few swapped engines and the planes have pretty much unlimited performance with a ball bearing 46. Several "racers" have crashed, and we have a few new members this year. One of our club members can get about a $10 discount on them if he orders at least 10, and he's planning an order this week.

World Models also has a "stick" type model that looks pretty good. The 40 size has the same wing span as the Big Stick 60 but is much lighter and only recommends a "40 class" engine. My brother has one but has not assembled it yet.
http://www.theworldmodels.com/para/p...?airplaneid=53
They also have a 60 size.