I tune mine on the stand all the time. I start the plane at half throttle, walk around to the side of the plane and put one hand on the plane to hold the back down, the use the other hand to push the TX stick to full throttle (TX is hanging on the stand as in the photo in previous post), and then use that same hand to tune the needle valve. One hand is always on the plane while the other is tuning the needle valve and adjusting the throttle stick. Not difficult, and the plane is at a very convenient height for tuning.