stewart, I too went to a gasser after about 2 yrs, I have an older Extreme Flight Yak with a DL50 in it. It was the biggest thing I had flown. I flew it the first time by myself. It is the best flying plane I've flown to date. It takes off smooth and easy (or in about 10 ft of roll out) very smooth in the air, much easier to fly then my 40 size models. And the first time I landed I made a couple passes and then set it down with no problem. The old saying , the bigger the plane the easier they are to fly is true. I use to not think so tell I got my own. Just be calm, try not to think about the fact that this plane cost more then all the rest of your hanger put together and you should be fine