thanks for the insight, guys.

i am chopping one bay of each wing tip of my four star, so it will be flying a bit faster to practice all winter. i was out flying it today, thinking about how a faster plane will be. i was stalling the fourstar, and observing it's tendencies. with reduced throttle and a 30 degree angle climb, it stalls very predictably, and i am not afraid to fly it low right on the edge of stall. i assume with this giles, it will jst be a matter of flying it high up, conservative cg, low rates to start.. and just observing it's reaction to stall. now, the snapping will be new, and i will be aware of that and make sure to get used to it up high.

i am just excited about flying something so advanced. i have crashed freshly built planes, and i want to take every possible precaution to avoid it this time.