Maybe i misunderstood what I read in an article about the Edge 540, at least i think that was the plane. Got so many dang books around here i can't find the particular article., but it was speaking to the totally neutral controls this plane possessed; it also spoke to the inherent danger of such lack of "feel", but also to the advantages in aerobatic capability to a competitive pilot qualified to fly such a plane. Maybe I also overstated how spades should reduce control feel. Personally I would want some resistance to the stick, otherwise there would always be that thought in my mind whether the controls were hooked up to anything or functioning properly. I've never flown an aerobat, my piloting experience is limited, to 150-172's and a T-34 (I guess it will do aerobatics fairly well, I meant like Extras, Edges, etc.)