There are several good planes out there and they can be from relatively inexpensive to quite pricy. You can't really go wrong with the plane Bob and FlyEng have. It has won at the highest level in the right hands.

The Xigris version 1 is pretty nice and relatively inexpensive for what you get, but you have got to know how to finish it. A little more money gets you the Valiant designed by our own Bryan Hebert. This plane is pre-finished excepting equipment. There are several others....prices can go through the roof.

If you like kits that you can build from relative scratch, contact Hester for the BM. There is also the Pentathlon by Hunt. You have choices.

If you want "The Best" it's gonna cost you...bottom line

MattK