There are certain traits that you must know before flying a bipe. First thing is ease of flight is relative to the person doing the flying. That being said, I'll do my best to stay as nuetral as possible but I am a bipe lover at heart and love Ultimates and Stearmans

Ok most bipes are draggy, they require power for landing. Bipes do not float like a monoplane, there is just too much drag. You will see this on the first approach when you go to idle. Just watch and see just how fast it sinks but this can also help when need to lose altitude quickly. Bipes can snap on you in a heartbeat if you are not careful and recovery forces you to do things you are not used to like pointing the plane at the ground and using opposite rudder to quickly stop the rotation. Remember, you have two wings now, things happen quick when both wings on one side stall.

Bipes can get to be more disorienting that a monoplane. Just remember you have two wings and from the right angle it may confuse you but there are ways around that.

Ok those are the two most common traits to all bipes. With those in mind, now lets talk about what a bipe can do.

With the right amount of power and control throw, anything that requires rotation around the CG will give you a blinding fast rotation speed. Snaps are a blast. The Great Planes 30% Ultimate I have flat out outperforms every other bipe I have ever flown with one exception and that is the Hangar 9 46% Ultimate, The Carl Goldberg version which I also had and absolutely loved. The GP version is super stable in harrier maneuvers, rock solid in walls and hovers, and blindingly fast on rotation maneuvers like waterfalls, KE spins, snaps, tumbles, etc.

I am not trying to scare you at all, there are certain things you need to know when getting your first bipe and that is what I tried to show you. I would easily recommend the Carl Goldberg Ultimate with a YS110 or an Saito 150 or the new OS120AX. These are extremely aerobatic

For a more scale bipe, a SIG Hog Bipe ifyou like doing kits, Just about any Tiger Moth, and several others I cannot think of right now

View this video to see what I am talking about when it comes to rotation.

http://www.hiddenhangarrc.com/video/27_Ultimate.wmv

My favorite saying for any Ultimate is:

Big puddy tat on low rates
Big puddy tat with an attitude on high rates.
Switch back to low rates and you have the big puddy tat all over again.