It took a while, but I finally tamed this plane and it became one of my favorites. But last year, the speed controller quit and it went into the bean field. I agree with the above, it is not a good first, second or third plane. There is an addendum somewhere on the CG and where the battery should be positioned. If you are flying off a grass field, get rid of the wheels and pants. There are some larger DuBro park flyer wheels that are about 1 1/2" in dia. I would also get a roll of the fiber tape and put a length under each wing. I would take off on low rate, fly on high and land on low. Do all this and it is a great flying plane. It is easy to see and fun to fly. There were several others at my field who had this plane and gave up too easy. Hope this helps and when you move up to an aerobatic plane, pull this back out

belair bob