Took up the Bear for a couple more flights yesterday and can say I have the controls pretty well dialed in now. In flight elevator limits to the specified 1/4" are all that are required, but on landing I need more authority. Upped the throw. Now just have to get the expo set so I don't balloon on approach.

However, it's getting annoyingly predictable for it to nose over at the slightest opportunity and guarantee to go over on its back on landing. Just does not like grass. My friend has his jet event coming up in a couple weeks and may ask to try it on asphalt once regular flying over with. Getting comfortable enough to fly it in front of crowds and this will hopefully prep me for some scale events next season.

Even though it does not like to slow down, it's not as fast in the air even with the cowl installed as I hoped, (think my Saito 100 powered Super Skybolt would blow past it straight and level). I tried a Graupner 3-blade with the original spinner and could not get it off the grass.

Only other tweak would be some elevator mix to compensate when the gear is up, (one or two clicks of down trim gets it back to normal).

One other negative is this plane needs a retractable tailwheel. Having that rather wide wheel hang out the bottom when cleaned up kind of detracts from the looks. Anyone know of one not as blatantly obvious, but does the job?