I have hovered the Showtime within a couple feet of the ground. The snapping isn't much of an issue when you're pointed straight up. It becomes an issue if you get into trouble and you're not anticipating it. If you are used to the plane's characteristics, you can compensate for it with the ailerons, (don't even try using the rudder to do it, trust me!!).

I never cured my ST of that problem by any means, but I was able to do the best hovering I've ever done with it. Most planes that size seem to have that problem to some degree. Like I said, the only 3D capable plane I've flown that didn't have any tendency to roll-out in tight loops or quick pull-outs is my Aviation/SD 33% Yak 54. It has absolutely no bad habits. I'm always waiting for it to start to snap out when I do the tight loops, and it doesn't even hint at it.

When I hovered the ST, the snapping wasn't an issue. When I was out putting it through the paces and I ended up needing to recover by pulling hard up elevator, that was when I noticed the problem the most, (which is a REALLY bad time to have it roll out!!).

-Pat