I have built 2 of the Flair kits. The first one was stock. I modified the second one extensively to achieve more scale outlines.

I retired the first one after 4 years of successful flying. The second one has been flying almost 2 years now. Both planes flew/fly very well.

You must remember 2 things: Although this plane is only 72", it still weighs around 13 pounds. It takes room and altitude to recover from aerobatics and/or oopses. Also, this plane has a LOT of drag. When you chop throttle, it stops RIGHT NOW. Keep some power up on final and don't try to 3-point it. Fly it in on the mains. Keep a quick left thumb on the rudder when taking off or landing. It's a little hard to hold straight until the rudder is flying. All that being said, it is a good flying airplane with no real bad habits, and not at all squirrely in the air.

The kit builds easily although you will need a metric ruler. I changed the method of wing attachment, so all 3 wings separate from the fuselage and each other. I made the following changes to the 2nd plane:

shortened the nose
rounded the fuse belly more
made the landing gear more narrow
modified the wingtips to a more scale outline
various minor modifications for a more scale appearance

I live in Spartanburg and fly with the Spartanburg Sky Knights and York Co. Flyers. I can send you some pics of both planes (there are some in my RCU Gallery). We could meet sometime, talk about the Flair kit, and discuss some of the details of the construction.

Dr.1