People seem to either love or hate the Slowpoke. It is an airplane that is hyper sensitive to CG placement. With the CG too far to the rear, it is nearly impossible to control and tends to snap roll into the ground as soon as it is out of ground effect.

Keep the tail as light as possible. Cram all of the gear as far forward as you possibly can and add lead to the nose if you have to, but be darn sure it is not tail heavy and it will reward you with cartoonishly slow flight and landings at a walking pace.

Resist the temptation to over power it, because if you get low, slow, and nose high and then bang the throttle open, the torque from too much engine will slam it right into the ground.

They call it a slow poke for a reason, and as long as you are content to chug-chug around the field, it is a nifty airplane. Try to hotrod it and you are begging it to destroy itself.