I've been flying the ARF version for a few months and it's a solid performer. There are a few things though, one is the lack of rudder authority, makes stall turns difficult. There is a little coupling in knife edge to the belly, but not anything to write home about. I've got the CG toward aft end of the range, and inverted flight is almost hands off and landings are easy. The tank in the ARF (I don't know about the kit) is far too low, I changed the tank out for a Hayes and have raised it as far as it can go and it's still just a wee bit low. Not being wild about the stock covering scheme, I recovered it ala Kirkland Intruder for a different look. There's a small thread "Return of the Skylark" with a couple of pics. All-in-all, I'm pleased with the way it flies, as WEDJ said, it does the SPA novice well and I think it could be taken up a notch. To answer your question, yes, it would be a good plane to relax with.

A build thread would be very interesting to see what the differences between the ARF and kit would be.

FB