Cover the tailfeathers before mounting them. The directions say NOT to do this, but that instruction is silly. Unless you love covering inside corners, do it beforehand.
Maybe make slightly larger ailerons. I did. Ditto for rudder, but that doesn't make much flight difference.
Get a round engine mount that will allow you to mount your head at a down angle and have your muffler straight under the fuselage. I wish I had done this.
-Cheech