I've built a dozen or so ARF's and this one was by far the best of all. Easy assembly, tight flawless covering and a detailed and easy to understand manual. Did I mention it's a great flier too? Don't hesitate, pull the trigger on this great value.

Over all I am happy with this plane; however, there were some issues to address. I was using components from a plane that, unfortunately, had an unhappy encounter with a tree and the tree won. From the remains of this plane I used an E-Flite 32 brushless motor, two Spektrum A5040 servos, and two Tactic TSX20 Mini High-Speed 2BB servos. The Ryan kit was designed for the Rimfire 32 motor, and 4 Futaba S3150, or Hitec HS-81 servos. I used the Tactic servos in the wing and the Spectrum servos for the elevator and rudder. There was no problem fitting the Tactics in the wing; however, some modifications were necessary to fit the Spektrum servos for the rudder and elevator. The greatest problem was mounting the E-Flite motor, using poplar wood I enlarged to mounting face for the E-Flite motor bracket, see attached photo. The last thing that caused me some difficulty was with the gear cover and wheel pants. The sheet metal screws for the gear cover on the leading-edge side of the wing must be screwed in at approximately a 45 degree angle in order to screw into the hardwood, drilling perpendicular to the wing only meets balsa wood, which will not be secure. These were the biggest issues to address. After the plane was together I adjusted the control surface as close as possible using the suggested throws and set out to the field. The maiden flight was very successful in that the only trim necessary was 16 clicks to the right aileron. The plane flies great, and yes, I would recommend it to anyone wanting an inexpensive intermediate plane. If it's your first then buy the suggested required items and fitting them should be no problem. Enjoy.

I have many ARFs ready to fly just waiting for the world to open up. This is the nicest one.

Well made model. Well finished. Super instructions. A long time to put together. Screws so tiny, hard to install. Gear and pants took a very long time. After fitting cowl, had to tape it down, should have screws. First flight required no trim at all. Loops nice. Rolls require down elevator even at high rate to hold altitude. Looks beautiful in the air. On landing, does not float, comes down nicely. Landing gear very stiff and will bounce if not greased in. Plan to land with a little power to solve that. Breaks hard left on takeoff. Motor suggestion off the mark. Am using a 4250 with 13/6.5 prop and a 3000 ma 4 cell. Flies well at 3/4 throttle. Used the 52 motor on a heavier plane.

The Ryan flies great with a 4s and is pretty quick on a 5s battery with the recommended setup. Lands nicely too