Bruce is right, the previous thread didn't have anything to do with building. There was some talk of flight characteristics, but a whole lot of "not much" in general.

I have a trainer (Kadet) and a Stik (GP Big Stik 40). They fly very differently. My Stik has a fully symmetrical airfoil and no dihedral. That means it will fly inverted as well as it will fly upright, with only a slight bit of down elevator to maintain altitude. It also means it has less lift and therefore must be flown and landed at higher speeds. It "goes where you point it", but that means that if you are banking in a turn and let go of the sticks, it will keep banking. It will not correct itself back to level flight.

I had no trouble flying and landing my Stik, but I had previously flown my trainer to death, learning aerobatics, sustained inverted flight, etc. I also flew a Cub as a second plane and had quite a bit of time on my brother's SPAD Debonair.

I guess you'll find out how they fly this weekend. Don't be in a hurry to get off the buddy box.

-Scott

Edit: Didn't see Bill's post when I put mine up, but I agree with everything he said.