The fixed rudders are no problem. Steerable nose gear does just fine. I installed a nose gear retaract in mine, had to beef up the front mount a bit. It broke away first time at the feild. I put the OS FX 46 in mine it's really fast. Takeoff roll was a bit long but found out i needed lots of up elevator trim too. I just held some up in and when flying speed is reached it just comes right off the ground. I balanced mine with an empty fuel tank and its OK i guess no bad habits at all. Elevator is a bit sensitive, roll rate is fast but not bad. I rolls likes its on a rail. Landing it seems a bit fast but may have been me not letting speed bleed off. It will get easier as i get used to the canard configuration in flight. Can't wait to get another couple flights on it. I have had to remove the cowl for flight as there is little air flow over the engine. Mine is mounted sideways. If it were mounted upright or inverted may be able to leave the cowl in place. I'm going to try and make some sort of air scoop to help get more air flow over the engine. I'll try and get some pic this weekend flight ones if possible.

Pete