i have yet to balance the plane properly, i sorta sat the battery in and tried at one stage and it turned out nose heavy (go figure

) thats with the reciever mounted at the pull pull rudder mount and the battery put at rear of canopy. so i shall add some mag wheel weights to the tail before flying. 5-10 grams should sort it out. hopefully...
And about the rods, they seemed a little flimsy anyhow as they bend really easily and i dont see how the supplied ones would work. also about 2 on each side, i was only supplied with 2 rods anyhow not 4, so looks like i won't worry about them anyhow, my mini edge has no ill effects without them so this shouldnt be all that bad.
Also about "tossing the bird in the air" i hope it flies good, because the video e-flite supply on their site is somewhat un-impressive.