Sounds just like the Kyosho Cap 232 I had...

They are GREAT ARF's. My Cap was just over 5 lbs with a Pro .46...They are built very well, but still very light. Everything is good except for the hardware. The supplied pushrod system is a joke...

Besides that, it's a great airplane. My Cap would show it's belly on approach and not even think about tip-stalling. It would do awesome snap rolls, easy KE, great loops, rolls, slow rolls, point rolls, and all that.

At the time I was not really into 3D, but I remember it needed A LOT of up elevator to hold it in a hover. The instructions recommended 2 degrees of up thrust in the engine, but I never did it. That would explain it...

The Sukhoi should be great...

I never found any weak spots in the construction or any surprises while flying. After all the stories I had heard about Caps, this sure set me straight!