I have a Commander 2 and I love it. I flew it right out of the box with no adjustments.

It can be a challange to launch with low winds but I learned that if I take a few steps and throw it flat with WOT it does ok. It drops down a little and will almost touch the ground and then climbs out nicely. I have thought about adjusting the tail but it does climb pretty good and I dont want it to totaly take off in the wind.

I have used the lift under the back of the wing on windy days and it works great. I was out in about 5 to 7 mph wind and had no problems. It is a little faster with the lift and and can really cruise in a tail wind. Over all I really like the Commander 2 it is a hardy plane that took (and still takes) the abuse of a newbee very well.