First, balance the plane upside down, as far as the tailwheel is concerned the plane flys fine with it and it makes for great ground handeling. You can take the springs and wrap them around the bolt that goes through the rudder then if you want, secure them with a nut. This set up works fine, we have 5 showtimes flying in our club all with the same setup. And by the way no one ever checked the incidences and all fly great. I think this is all about nothing, fly it and have fun.