Wow !!! I just flew this bipe for the first time today and Wow is the best way to describe it. The little 20cc Zenoah makes a rocket ship out of this bird. It really does have unlimited vertical and it gets small in a hurry. The 48" wing span is pretty small compared to what I've been flying but, the trim scheme and colors make it easy to follow.
I'm very glad I had everything set to low throws and relatively high expo (around 40%) because this bird has LARGE control surfaces ...especially the ailerons. I may increase the throw on the the ailerons for a bit faster roll rate but, I had to tune the elevator down a bit as it was too sensitive on the first flight. The rudder doesn't take much movement to get a lot of response.
Inverted flight is so smooth and the plane so well balanced that no control input is needed once established in level flight.
The wind was just right for the first flight and the plane handled it very well. I shot a couple of landings and they were uneventful and very predictable. I wouldn't call it docile but, not unmanageable for an experienced pilot. However, I did run out of gas on the first flight but, recovered back to the runway with no damage ...just a couple of bounces.
I should have quit after the first flight because the wind came up hard and was gusting up to at least 20mph. Being hard headed and feeling my oats after the first flight, I cranked her up and took off. Upwind (to the north) was much slower than before, obviously, but, downwind she picked up the tailwind and it was a very short trip. Unfortunately, I ran out of gas on this flight too but, was unable to make either runway due to the headwind. I plopped her down in a short tree out in the south end thicket and punched some holes in the monokote on the bottom wing. There were a couple of fellow pilots there to help me retrieve this little girl and we found no damage other than the monokote. So, I have some patches to make before I can fly her again.
I'm not going to drag my feet on repairing this one because she's just too much FUN!.
Oh, I also need to check the plumbing on my gas tank as I think I'm not getting it full. The tank is about 12 to 14 oz and should last a lot longer than 5 min.

Garry