[bodywerks]

The lighter the wingloading, the easier the plane will be to fly. The Aerotech plane is a bit on the piggy side. Look at build reports on it. I have seen as high as 19+ pounds. If you want a first giant scale plane that will be easy to fly and land, you need to be aware of the wingloading. A light-flying 50cc plane will have 1200-1450 squares of wing and a wingloading in the 25-29 ounces/sq.ft range. I think the Aerotech is somewhere in the 31-34 ounce area.