You might want to try REALLY low rates on take off that way the counterbalances wont get caught up in the stuff. The only problem I had was the tail exploding in air. That was due to the poor quality wood they included with the kit and the counter balances being too big. I reduced the size of the counter balances and the problem went away. If you think it flys good on one elevator you should fly it with zero elevator and no stab I managed to land the airplane on the runway like this. I had spoilerons programmed in and used them as elevators. The landing wasnt pretty but all that happened was a broken prop.