CGRetired, You are going to fall in love all over again with the Excelleron90. Your flying skills will improve beyond your expectations. A few tips for take off, full throttle, stay off the elevators till full flying speed is reached, using rudder only to control direction {this takes about 60feet}, feed in the slightest amount of up elevator, and she will gracefully lift off. Windy conditions are no problem to this model, as lately we have been experiencing cross winds up to 25mph, and the Excelleron handles them with ease. I am using a Supertigre 90 in mine, and love it. Just remember when landing, when turning onto final dont be too high, throttle off to idle , 2500rpm, and she will penetrate with a low sink rate till 2 inches from the grass, hold her there and she will settle gracefully. In cross winds gentle use of the rudder will ensure you place her centre line of the runway. I am using a 13.5x8 APC prop on mine and as you can tell, i am in love too. Happy flying and please keep us posted when you do your maiden flight with the Excelleron .
Bill