ORIGINAL: PilotFighter
I noticed the Hanger 9 version had flaps. And the flaps were down in the picture while the ailerons were up. Thats called "crowing". Its an old technique stolen from the glider guys. Kind of advanced stuff. We want to teach you , not the plane.
The problem I have with those big versions of Stiks is the wing loading isn't high enough. They are kites. The 40 size sticks were dense little rascals that felt like a fighter. Thats one of the things they teach you to do, fly high wing loading airplanes. The big ones miss that point.
I fly the .40 sized version every single day (I keep it in my truck). The flaps and 'crow' feature are not only useless, they are a waste of 2 servos. I ended-up 'Y-ing' the servos together for one HUGE aileron (about a third larger than the single ailerons included with the ARF). Rolls faster than most non-industrial ceiling fans.
To the point of this thread, the sticks are great second planes. Get used to landing a tail-dragger and move to a small bipe Then, once you can correct for wind gusts and recover from any unexpected circumstance without losing altitude, you can move to the larger stuff.
The larger planes are simply better. I don't know why, (Yes Reynolds number was explained to me, but still....), but the larger planes are just much nicer flyers.