Well the few times I've flown it with the cj's watch out for the plane to nose over. Not enough forward rake in the gear. Sierra's 100 degrees makes it much easier to get up to speed. As for the rudder I don't notice any more than my other planes. You might with the gear being closer though. I chickened out on the scale wing. I didn't have enough time before I go to AF boot camp. Maybe they'll let me fly the UAV's