I didn't put a canopy on it for the same reason I kept the teardrop stab. shape. I wanted it to retain some Stik appearance. I flew her today for the first time since the modifications. All went well. She's every bit as stable as in the stock form, and respods very well to my inputs. I've got to reduce the incedence of the wing becaus eit balloons a bit after picking up some speed, but other than that I'm very pleased with the way it flies.