DaveB, Yes I thought about that and talked to Ken at the factory. They were interested in keeping the weight down. The extra servo and all the parts needed to install it and it's mate in the wing would weigh more than the parts it replaced. You might use nyrod and eleminate the outboard bellcranks, but again, how much weight would you save to get the slop out of the curved nyrod setup. There is nothing complicated about the control setup, it just takes a little trial and error to get it fit up. It took about an hour and I don't have a storebought zee bender. I made one years ago from a pair of baby slip-grip pliers, so I may take me a few seconds longer to bend the rods. It took a few tries to figure out how to orient the rods in the holes for the least rubbing interference. The factory setup is very scale like. The only thing that shows is the top of the control horns and they were exposed on the real plane. I don't think dual servos mounted outboard could be made to look as clean as the stock setup. Download the Instruction Manual from www.mosquitobiteplanes.com and see what I am talking about. It really is a neat and clean installation. Don't worry about the control setup, by all means build this plane. I coulcn't be easier. It has been a lot of fun to put it together. Shoot, if you follow the instructions and don't get ahead of them a first time builder will be able to do everything in the airplne. It will come out great. I dont think it be fouled up if the book is followed.