parkerspop, My first Ultimate was over 10 years ago. I brought it to the field and all the old grumps told me that trying to fly it would be a disaster. Not only was this my first bipe, it was also my first tail dragger. I was about 20 at the time. I promptly ignored them, lined up my airplane, and pushed the throttle forward. Perfect takeoff. By the end of the day, I had several excellent flights and was making the grumps look bad.

The Ultimate is really quite easy to fly. The only thing to watch is landing with some throttle. Other than that, it's a piece of cake.