My 9 year old has been on the verge of complete solo flights with his Freewing Pandora. Before letting him take a solo on the Pandora we decided to get him this micro spitfire (FTR) becuase of Futaba compatibility and low cost. It took 15 minutes to setup and verify all functions in the radio. We soon left for the field and he immediately took to the air and now has 6 solo flight under belt. This little plane is very stable in level flight and stabilized flight modes. This plane is building his confidence and he is eager to improve his skills. We are getting about 9 minutes flight time and rotate 4 batteries to keep him him the air. So for this plane has exceeded expectations