Stuart,

I have a little bit of flight time on the 1200 and I am in the process of building a 1200 series for an RCJI review. I got to fly my buddy Georges at FJ and was amazed at how stable the plane was. Surprisingly fast for this type of plane. I am quite impressed with the quality of the kit and the flight performance. I would imagine this would be a great grass/short field airplane, it's structure is extremely strong, rugged and well thought out. You can use standard ball bearing servos on everything except the elevator which I would suggest a high torque (80+ oz/in) servo. Landing gear is very strong and the included nose gear leg is very well made. At 289.00 + 50.00 in wood and accessories you really cant go wrong with the Facet. Certainly a better "trainer" than a Roo or Spot and much more suited for grass field ops.
Looking forward to finishing mine up ....

Just my first impressions....

Todd