Update - Well, I finally go the UCD in the air this weekend. We broke in the motor on a chilly and foggy Saturday morning, which was perfect weather as there wasn’t anyone at the field but my father and a couple of friends. So we didn’t disturb anyone with the constant running of the motor while it was broken in. I was a bit too uneasy about the whole thing to trust my abilities that morning so when one of the top pilots at the field showed up later that morning, I asked him. He was glad to help out and I was very glad to have an experienced pilot at the sticks.
The plane launched into the air after maybe 20 feet and it was flying nice and easy. Bob, the pilot, said that it only needed two clicks of up elevator to be in perfect trim. I was really happy but it was making a horrendous noise that sounded like it was vibrating apart. So he brought it down and we went over it with a fine tooth comb to try and determine what was causing the noise. It turns out that the Monokote was vibrating and acting like a snare drum when the prop wash flowed over it. Other than sounding terrible, there was no problem. So Bob took it back up and let me have a turn flying it around and get used to it. I began to bring it in because the timer went off and Bob asked if he could land it as he wanted to show me a few tricks. As this was my first glow powered tail-dragger, I had a small problem in that I began to come in a little hot.
Bob had it coming in nice and perfect when the plane lurched to the right as if it was hit by something. I thought it was going in hard but Bob was able to recover just inches from the ground and made a perfect three-point landing. When it was down we started talking about what could have caused the problem and when he asked about where I placed the antennae my heart sank…. As I remembered that I forgot to pickup the tube that week prior and therefore the antennae was stilled coiled up with a twist tie. 
… We began to laugh as we realized just how lucky we were when we were flying it around earlier…. Thanks to Futaba’s PCM my plane is still in one piece and flying great!
The rest of the weekend wasn’t as exciting except that I was able to get 12 flights on the plane from Sunday morning to Tuesday afternoon. This thing flies great and makes it looks so damn easy when landing. It was funny I that before when I would fly my SS, nobody noticed. Now when I fly the UCD, the comment on how well I have grown as a pilot or how professional my landings are looking. For most of the flights this weekend I was able to make three-point landings and then taxi back to my spot. Before with the SS, I had to shut it down and fetch it from the end of the runway. This plane is great and with the Saito on it just makes it better overall.
Also, I just wanted to thank everyone that helped me with the build by offering up suggestions and tips for success. The upgraded control rods were a big hit. I think Central Hobbies will be getting a few calls for their CF rods and Slimline for the new Inverted Pitts Muffler that I stuck on the Saito. This upgrades sure seemed to garner a lot of attention and compliments. BTW, I was able to perform the hover for the first time on Tuesday and I made it look like I was a pro.
So thanks again for all of the help and I will try to get some pictures up this weekend.

Thanks Again,

Mark