dude, i live at 7 k feet up and my scout works fine. i had the problem of it nosediving at first and i logged on to rc universe to see what people say. the black rod going from the fuselage back to the tail V is really flimsy and will pop out on basically every crash. the solution is to put pressure on the rod (called the tail boom) underneath the propeller. lots of pressure, until you hear it pop ack into place. it sounds like you just broke the thing in half, but itll fly. another fyi: up in high elevations (5 k feet+) its smart to buy a larger prop. get one for the Firebird II and shove it on there. youll get better wind catch. im positive itll fly just fine with these two minor adjustments.

PB2

p.s. that pic is insane. the added weight is way too much for the little scout prop. id give $10 to see a tape of it all flying. take it off and pop the boom back.