Sounds like you are under the impression that the wires are outside the fuselage area, they are not. They are run inside the wing and pop out inside the fuselage above the servos. I bought 6" servo extensions and taped the joint before pulling the wire through the wing into the fuselage area. I was referring to how you could see the 2 servo leads through the fancy window as it exits the wing. I had a pilot ready to install and realized that the leads and connections were hiding the pilot so I grounded her. The OS 46 AX would be a great engine for the plane! If you want to use the ST, well good luck to you! I never sealed the aileron gap but I went with larger push rods and flutter has never showed up. On ground looping, with my setup what works for me is to slowly throttle up and watch the plane as it gains speed. There is one point where it will want to suddenly turn to the left. When I see this, I get on it right away with a bit of right rudder just enough to stop the turn. At this point I throttle to full and the plane is ready to take off in about 3 more seconds!! Trying to take off by hitting the throttle to full will start the plane turning to the left right away from the torque which can't be counter acted without causing ground looping. Except for the ailerons not working at slow speeds, I don't find the plane hard to land. As far as flying the plane goes, it looks intimidating with the short and bulky fuselage but its actually a nice plane to fly. hard to fly. I installed fiberglass landing gear, and a Sullivan tail wheel assembly for the tail wheel because I had them. I think you will like the plane.