OK, I've spent a day doing my homework before I start gluing anything.
A couple of loose ends on my list you guys could help with:

1. How critical are the tail braces on this plane (I'm assuming they're functional on this one)

2. I'm now leaning towards only to have servos on the bottom wing. (Save weight)
Could someone post a few pics or a sketch of how to mechanically link top/bottom ailerons.
(Quick assembly and teardown at the field is important to me)

3. I didn't see any incidence measurements anywhere in the instructions or plans.
Should I align everything at 0-degrees relative to thrust line

4. How much downthrust did you guys end up trimming into the motor?