Troy, I'm getting ready to start on a Typhoon 2000, so your comment about the wing being too large is interesting to me (Gator R/C says the wing area is 1170 sq in). Would clipping the wing help or would that cause other problems? I would probably just take off the last bay near the wingtip, knocking about 6" off the wingspan (too much?)...best guess it would be a little under 1100 sq in taking that route.

Let me clarify that I'm really just getting started in pattern, but anything I can do to improve flight characteristics would be great.