These things really do go together fast, once you have all the pieces laid out in front of you. I remember my first composite plane.. it was an Edge from a CARF knock-off company. I stared at it for several days trying to decide whether or not to cut holes in it for switches. Now, you just get out a marker and the dremel and jump in! Composites may not be as light, but I still like the low maintenance, the finish of the planes, and knowing that they'll fly true and straight, all the way to the day I crash them!