Oh, regardless, teh MLD is plenty for the plane, but if you wanted to spend the extra cash I think the DLE is about the same weight, so you wouldn't take a weight penalty (I think??)
The MLD on this plane pulls it out of a hover plenty quick, not a rocket, but I don't feel like I'm sinking to the ground either. I was hovering about 1/2 throttle i think. maybe 5/8's if you want to get exact