Throotle first, and then as I added a very small amount of up elevator, BAM wicked fast nose down. So I must have been right at the edge of the stall, only 3 feet above the ground. Had I been 6 inches off the ground it would have been a none event.

I did do a bunch of stalls at high altitude and didn't notice how quick the nose dropped. But when you're doing this stuff 150 feet above the ground it's kinda hard to judge how much altitude was lost in the stall and recovery. I was mainly looking for tip stalling tendancies, which were non-existant. In fact I had to really work hard to get a decent snap roll to the left using elevator and rudder only. The wing creates lots of lift and is very forgiving. I even did an outside snap to a Lomchevak 'sic' and the Gee Bee tumbles quite nicely once you figure out how to make it depart and tumble. Recover only requires you release the sticks.

Rich

P.S. I fly full scale, including Real Airplanes (Those with the correct end sitting on the ground). not that it matters much.