Acdii, your P-51example is pretty much what I am talking about. You state that it is " snappy " and rather then trim that behavior out of it you want to try a gyro/stabalization unit. The fact that you say you dont use dual rates or expo adds to the mix. I fly a warbird race series. My racer is a Macchi 202 that has thin wings, relatively high wing loading and no washout, yet lands as easily as a Super Sportster. The reasons for this is first it was built straight. It has the CG placed as close to nuetral as possible without loosing directional stability and most importantly it does not have too much control throw. The old standby is that nose heavy is more stable. That gets knocked into our heads by our instructors. At least it was with me. The problem is that extra nose weight requires more elevator to compensate and that leads to more angle of attack coupled with with a dynamic increase in wing loading. That downforce the elevator applies incerses the loading. Now I'm not saying that CG will fix tip stalls on every airplane. An example of that is a Spitfire I have. Even after adjusting the CG it would still snap if pulled hard in a turn. Raising both ailerons two clevis turns and pulling a tad more elevator travel out fixed it. You should be able to fly at cruise speed and pull a full elevator loop without any snap. If not its a good indication you are running too much elevator throw. If you dont think you can reduce throw and have enough to land then most likely your CG is too far forward. I have nl doubt you are a good pilot, with some trimming skills you can be even better.