You just found out the weakness of using the sim. Your plane has to match the plane on the sim in setup, or you have to modify the sim to match your plane's setup in real life for the sim to make the sense that you are trying to get out of it. Keep up with the sim, it is your friend. Put your plane together, and verify the balance points to see where the center of gravity (cg) is on it. That has a large influence on how it flies. Look in the plane setup on the sim and see where the sim has the cg. Any difference will be noticed in how the elevator reacts, and the ailerons. Also, look at the sim setup for control surface throws, and compare them to your plane. Those will make a difference also. Make it your responsibilty to do a range before you get started flying. That way you know it is done. Try to have an instructor verify the balance of the model before you fly, and get some time in learning how to tune the engine on the ground before you go back to the field. A dollar's worth of fuel on the ground could help you save your plane in the air and help get the most out of the engine. To clean the plane, I just use 1 dry paper towel to wipe up the most of the slime, it will hold a lot more than you may imagine, then I use a paper towel with some plane jane window cleaner on it to finish it up. I can almost always use just 2 paper towels to get mine clean. Good luck on Wed.