Nice thread, although I'm a bit surprised to see that you are going to lock out the rudder.

I find that I need it for landings to keep the plane on the runway as it runs out.

The nose gear doesn't get enough authority until the plane has significantly slowed down.


A sure sign of a draggy airframe is that the plane slows down quickly once you chop throttle.

I've had problems landing mine as it seems to keep moving forever once I chop the throttle on landing.

I wouldn't quite call it draggy, especially with the performance I've been getting with a GMS .76 engine.