Some more Flight Reports for those who care:
I spent a couple hours last weekend (and several batteries) shaking down the plane and getting it "zeroed" in. AUW is 6lbs but handles real light, especially at slow speeds.
CG: Manual has CG at 85mm if I remember correctly. I shifted the battery pack forward to the firewall to make it slightly more nose heavy. Balances around 80mm. The plane seems more happy. Handles real smooth and stable but still has plenty of snap with full deflections. Mild nose down while inverted.
Stall: This plane has a real gentle stall. The day had about a 5-10 mph wind. I took it up to altitude and pulled back the power with the nose into the wind. The plane virtually stopped in mid air then slowly nosed forward and rolled to the left. Roll was still controllable so the plane essentially elevatored down while I maintained attitude. Adding throttle brought the plane right out of it. With no wind, the plane drops its nose and left wing gently. Nothing violent. Once again, adding throttle brings the plane right out into stable flight.
Throws: I originally set the recommended throws and they seemed to work fine. Now that I have flown the plane several times I think I would increase the aileron throws to get a more snappy roll. Elevator throw is more than adequate and I can do a tight loop. Nothing more required. Rudder I have at Max throw. It provides good ground handling and the added rudder helps with Wingovers, Rudder stall turns and Knife Edge. Speaking of...The Knife edge is really nice in this plane. With a only a moderate amount of top rudder this plane flies very well on its side. I did a couple laps around the field in a knife edge. Just keep your speed up.
Ground: The plane tracks well on the ground and the gear is spaced far enough apart that tight turns on pavement don't result in a scratched wingtip. The fuse is long enough with a lower center of gravity so that ground looping wasn't really a problem for this tail dragger.
Power: The Turnigy NTM 42-38 750kv motor that I used with a 4S 4000 mah Lipo was plenty adequate. Battery weighs about 1 lb and is a bit of an overkill and is plenty heavy, but I was able to move it around easily to help with CG. Flight time is about 8-10 minutes. I finally settled on a 13X10 S-2 Scimitar Master Airscrew prop. If you want this plane to really jump off the ground like a "Raped Ape" then I would recommend probably a more powerful motor or 5 cells. It has plenty of power for my needs and I don't plan on using the Bendix for 3D so it is good. I'm plenty pleased and will keep the setup.
Landing: Like I previous stated, this plane is a floater on landing. Even at 6 lbs which is over the advertised weight by 1/2 lb it flew very easily. Wind was about 5-10 knots and I had to pull power all the way off and let the plane slow to a crawl before it settled down on the runway. On my first flight of the day I was trying out different prop sizes and testing with a Watt meter. I forgot to get a fresh battery (shame on me [X(]). After 8 minutes while I was on an extended down-wind run I noticed my ESC soft cut-out (essentially no power). Pucker factor was very high since there is a rice paddy pond on the approach end of the runway. I slowly turned to line-up on final and held the nose just high enough to keep the airspeed up and not stall. I was able to clear the pond and the plane settled down on the runway like there wasn't any problem. About a 75 yard glide! Needless to say I was sweating heavily. This is a great plane!
I can't wait to get back out to the field, and for the cost of the ARF it is a steal.
Cheers,
Jason
BTW, I would highly recommend any of the changes I outlined above in my other posts.