I friend of mine just gave me this plane and made me promise to put it together and fly it. When he made the offer, I didn't know what a reputation this model had. I just did some searching on it and found some old threads about how awful it flies. It seems that many folks have tried many things to make this beautiful plane fly well but few have succeeded. I just wonder if anyone has fooled with one of these in the last few years as all the threads I found are pretty dated. I would just as soon put it together and just admire it hanging from the ceiling but trying to fly it was part of the deal. If I'm going to attempt flight, I'd appreciate any advice I could get from those experienced with it. Thanks.

This kit may not fly well, but it sure is pretty.