I am a beginning RC flyer and I bought a T-Hawk at the recommendation of some friends and based on what I had read on the internet.

I am not doing real well at learning to fly this plane. I have had some hard crashes and have had to do numerous repairs.

I am flying the silkwind 400 on FMS and I think that is helping me with my over controlling problem.

But now to my questions:

I broke the tail boom at the slots where the control rods came out. After a couple repairs, which rebroke quite easily, I ended up shortening the boom by about 4 inches and reattaching the tail. I've had it in the air since then and the repair is holding OK but the plane is still difficult to control. What consequences of shortening the tail boom should I have expected?

Pusher prop airplanes throw a stiff breeze out the back a full throttle. Does this exaggerate the sensitivity of the rudder/elevators as compared to running a slow throttle? Are front prop airplanes easier to control because of this?

The instruction do not specify a proper C.G. Someone told me that it general it should be in the first 1/3 of the wing and it is. Any comments or more specific recommendations?

The plane seems to aggressively want to climb and stall. Could this be poor C.G. setting? short boom created problem? or just my pilot error?

Also when turning the plane wants to slip in and dive. I try to compensate by giving it a little up elevator while turning and it helps. Learned this on simulator. Can this be trimmed out in some manner or is it just a normal thing I have to accept?

I read a comment somewhere that suggested raising the wing at the rear with a popsicle stick. Would this help with my control sensitivity problem or make it worse?

I have trouble hand launching the plane alone. Tossing the plane with my left hand and quickly trying to get control and get the plane to climb before it goes to the ground is a problem. When someone else launches the plane things work a lot better. Any solution to this?

Thanks for reading and I appreciate any suggestions you may have.

Bob