When I put mine up for the first time this past weekend it was real nice... I mistook the responsiveness as being a bit snappy.. Reason being my other a/c is a Waco bipe... It's a bit more sluggish. after i got use to it, it was fun... I was per book on the CG. Landing on the low rates was cake... You should be able to fly it just fine. Just make sure to get a lot of time on low rates before flipping to High... it's an Extra afterall. Low rate acrobatics is still fun and clean. good luck