How much flying experience do you have? The September Fury, like the Bear, is far from a trainer. You need some more confidence...being scared of your model lessens your chances for success....or at least it does in my mind. As far as the stab problems go, I do not know that. My Bear came with the old stabs, and I poured a bunch of thin CA in each half, then a little bit of epoxy just for S&G's. They are like rocks now. FYI, you usually always balace a low wing aircraft upside down. Mid wings can go either way, and high wings and biplanes are almost always balanced right side up. It is just easier this way, but feasable the other way. There are other posts regarded the September Fury here, but I suppose you have not found your aswers there. Since this is a Rare Bear thread, I don't think anyone here has the Fury. Here is a link I found to an electric converted SF though: http://youtube.com/watch?v=4JLs9XW08i0 This may or may not help you. Good luck!