AH come on Kevin. The Hard bet was my first fun fly, sure on first flight application of elevator made the plane go straight up but hey, you get used to it. And by the time you get it built and covered you will have several more months of flight time in.
Billy If you can handle your knife on high rates, I really dont think you would have a problem. You just have to fly with really low rates until you get a few flights in. Im just starting covering of my hard bet mark III. I have a few pics at home, I will post soon. The aeron is a lighter plane for sure, but that box fuse on the bet is TOUGH. I flew mine into a fence post (hard) last year and all it did was put a crack in the fuse. The new one is all balsa so it probably isnt going to be quite as tough but it should be lighter. I should have mine ready in a few weeks. And it is not just another anorexic airplane