I run the turnigy 160's and nano tech 160's and I can hover, drop in a hover, recover and pull out with relative ease. But like was said above, it doesn't need lots of power. This plane flies wonderfully. I can go the length of the basketball court in knife edge without putting any rudder into it. A little correction at the end, then go back the other way. It will do front flips, back flips, loops, rolls, knife edge loops etc. It's a fantastic flier and it doesn't require massive amounts of power to make it happen. Tonight I was doing knife edge laps around the gym about 3 feet off the floor. Great plane. When you do crash it, it's not good. It always breaks in the same places, and it's hard to work on because it's so small and you have to work in between the wings. I'm happy with it though, and I'll probably try to find another one or keep repairing this one for a while.