Hey Derek 8819,

I agree with you 100%, the fun design is a handfull to hover. I have a Wasp, Morris Su du khoi, Top Cap, and fun design. My fun design has the Rossi 45 RE (Powerhouse) and it's no fun to hover,thats for sure. The other funflys have os and tt engines which run a little smoother or gentler through the mid-range where we hover at. I don't know if that's the reason they hover much easier or it's the design of the fun design that is the culprit. The FD with the powerful rossi and 11-4 prop does a good climbing tornado. To try it go into inverted flat spin to left(this is holding right rudder along with full down and some right aileron and probably full throttle)and then reverse rudder to left, add full right aileron if not already there. I usually fly 3d with flap-elv mix, but for the tornado turn it off.
Oh, I just read your post again and you mention your engine is not in top form so the tornado may not work for you.
The Wasp and Sudukhoi are my favorite of the bunch.