I haven't tried to rog my freedom yet. If you give it a good heave it'll hold itself long enough to get your hands comfy on the stick before you have problems. Kudos to the no crash training. I'm envious
I'd leave act off if I were you. I don't think you could do the leo perscriped 1/4 of stick travel on turns w/ act on - I really found myself fighting the plane when it was on. I can't catch a weather break here. too much wind.