I have had my eye on this particular plane for a while. I had seen some posts, and watched some videos on it, and it looked like it had a lot of scale features, in a familiar shape. Picked it up on black Friday, and it arrived in perfect condition. There were no dents/defects in the foam, but the blue decals on the tail are mismatched and leave some gaps (I am ordering another set to fix this). Other than that minor issue, the only hang up was getting all the wires from the wings down the central tube neatly but with care and patience it can be done (zip ties are your friend here!).

I cleared my model with Polycrylic to protect the finish, and also did detail painting. To complete the scale look I made US flag and Cessna decals for the tail.

On the ground and in the air, this plane has the scale looks and features of much more expensive models. If you were unsure of buying it, don't be! Shes a fantastic flying and looking plane. Don't let the trainer in the name fool you!

It took me 5 - 6 hours to build mine. There is a lot of wiring to deal with. Just took my time and very happy with the results. Flew mine for the first time today, got 3 flights in at 5min at a time. Plane tracks very good, so bring up the power smoothly and she will stay straight and lift off nicely. Flys good at 1\2 throttle, and at wide open she is fast. What not to like, two thumbs up.

It flies like a Cessna!
Smooth and forgiving characteristics. You can fly it low and slow for 10-12 minutes or push the power for some decent speed and sport aerobatics for about 5-6 minutes. Fun either way!
Makes this the right first or second plane and for the experienced pilot this makes a great Sunday flier too.

Only negative is that I had to buy another motor, since the motor burnt out after about 15 flights or so.

This plane looks and fly's great! The landing gear is solid and so is the rest of the plane. The building instructions are useless, but after a couple hours of stress, you'll figure it out.. I had probably 10-15 flight on mine before the right wing snapped in half. I was about 200 feet in the air trying some aileron rolls, heard a loud snap and watched my plane spiral down to the ground. It was completely stock with the 2200 battery it came with. The wing snapped right where the spar ended.

Good:
-It looks amazing
-great details and lights
-very durable foam, plane is solid
-pretty fast and climbs with ease.

Bad:
-The wing spar is too short, especially for a plane this heavy. (Don't overload the wings!)
-Its difficult to keep it straight on the ground which makes it very hard to take off if you don't have a wide runway.
-The wiring options in this plane aren't the best. I had to put everything in the backseat behind the pilot. (You may be more creative than I am though)
-If you don't land on the back wheels first, then say goodbye to your prop, I've gone through 4 out of the 10-15 flight i've had. This is my 4th plane, and if you don't land it perfectly, you'll hit the prop which is only a couple inches from the ground.

conclusion:
Don't fly it like an aerobatic plane..
ps. After a nose dive crash from 200 plus feet, the right wing and prop is the only thing that needs replaced! Amazing..

This was the very first plane that I bought and built. It went together rather easily and all the parts and assembly was very straightforward, but the description of the plane is very misleading! It is in no way intended for beginner Pilots or even some intermediate Pilots without some sort of stabilization such as safe as3x. For the experienced pilot it is an excellent plane and the characteristics are much the same as a Cessna would be. I do not recommend it for a beginner! You will fail, and all of the time that you put into building a plane isn't very rewarding when you crash it thinking that you can train with it. For an experienced pilot it is an excellent plane and very fun to fly.