I agree....
Keep it light and vertical will be unlimited (YS140s)
-No servos in the tail
-light tailwheel
-lightening holes in the rudder saved me 2oz. in the tail....that's about 8oz. of nose weight...
Mine came out at 9lbs. 8oz.
little video at:
http://www.houstonsportflyers.com/pages/content/videos