Vince is right about the speed management.Especially if you want it to look scale.My V35 flew well off the board.It eats up the runway pretty quick using 250' with 0 wind and 0 flap.Climbout required a tad or right rudder,then once at altitude she flew hands off after throttling back to about 75%.On high rates the ailerons are very effective with full deflection.Rolls are quick.And the ruddervators are very pitch sensetive,especially just before landing.Use lots of expo in your transmitter and be smooth and you.ll have no problems.
I have'nt used flaps yet so I can't report on them .I would say you would want at least 325-350 ft.Ive been testing at a paved,hardly used airstrip 2500' long.My next flights will be on a 350' grass stirip however so I guess flaps my be needed in 0 wind
I started out with a 1/2 lb added in the nose on the retract mount.I think thats a good amount to begin with and then maybe take some out later.Just before landing mine settles in to a slightly nose up attitude(just right).With flaps it may be different...Steve