Been looking for a 3 rd plane and I like the way the Hobbico Sukhoi SU-31 looks also it's in my price range. Has anyone ever had this one or know how it dose, was thinking about using a 4-Stroker on it.

If you are truly ready for a third plane, it should be no problem. I have seen it fly, but I have never flown one.

If you are not truly ready, (only you really know), then it will snap on you whenever you give too much elevator....generally on final, with too little room to recover without throttle.

The guy that flew it loved it, but he was still a bit shaky and drove it into the pits when it snapped and he tried to recover.

I don't intend to scare you, of course, just make sure you are truly ready.

Melkus,

There are a lot of planes on the market today. I suggest you think about what type of flying you want to do - sport, 3D, pattern, pylon racing, scale, ????? and from there start making a list of the available planes, regardless of cost. From there, start to narrow down you selection based upon your criteria and the capabilities of the various designs out there. Also look on the bay and see what is out there - you can get some sweet deals on older planes that fly as good or better than todays.

Hogflyer

Thanks all for the input. Been flying a Tower Hobbies Voyager now for the past year with a ST-40 engine, it's been a really fun plane. I'm wanting to get into scale models before long so I been looking.

Here's a good thread all about that plane:

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_36.../anchor/tm.htm

I would suggest you consider flying an entry level pattern plane before jumping into a scale aerobat like the Sukhoi. A Phoenix Seabee, a Great Planes Venus .40, or a Model Tech Excelleron 50 would provide you with a good transitional experience when moving from a fairly gentle low wing trainer like the Voyager to faster, more nimble scale aerobatic models. A pattern plane will fly fast and perform a wide array of manuevers like a scale aerobatic plane, but is less likely to exhibit bad tendencies when landing or flying slow. Once you can comfortably handle a pattern plane, you can pretty much try anything else you want to fly.

If you don't want to wait, the Hobbico Sukhoi shouldn't be a bad choice as a third plane. You will want to start out on very gentle rates, however, as your Tower Voyager flies nothing like the Hobbico Sukhoi will with full throws.