RE: s/m 1/6 f16 in my hot little hands!
As far as any building issues............I really had none.......the formers were all straight on my model and I have'nt had any problems in any other areas of the jet. I am using a conventional setup of aileron elevator and no flaps.
Flying characteristics,
The F-16 has 36lbs of thrust and fully loaded with all of that armament and full fuel weighs in the neighborhood of 52lbs at takeoff............all of the missiles, pylons and tanks add.......just over 17lbs......yes they are very HEAVY and production armament I'm sure weighs a lot less. Those who have seen the SKS Kentucky Jets 2007 video may have noticed something.........there's no video of the 16 taking off fully loaded...........well......that's because the takeoff run was so long that it went out of range of the cameras! Nah, seriously..........it took forever to rotate and at one point I was'nt sure if it was going to climb.......then as soon as the gear went up, it started a gradual and respectable climb. All of that weight and more importantly drag has a huge affect on that jet between clean and dirty. I needed to keep it at full throttle throughout the initial downwind leg until it was up on step, then it flew fine.......as long as you did'nt pull the throttle back below half. And no abrupt rolls especially at slower speeds.......(or it's going to keep rolling!) Even after burning off fuel, once the gear was down.......I needed 3/4 throttle to maintain level flight and on final 1/2 throttle till touchdown (If you watch the SKS video closely on the landing you'll see the afterburner lights go out just at touchdown.........first stage was set at 1/2throttle, 2nd stage 3/4 throttle.
I hope this answers many of your questions, enjoy your F-16's.
Bryce