Thanks for the info. I appreciate the advice.

When you say the plane will snap very easily is this with the plane balanced at the recommended setting and using the recommended throws? If so is this a problem on low rates or mostly on high rates?

Should I set the controls lower than the recommended throws?
I know on most of the planes I have flown, I have found using the recommended throws for the first flights to be a bit more that was comfortable. Of course after the nerves settle and I have a few flights down the rates recommended are good or may even seem mild but those first flights always tear me up.

Lately I have began to shoot for something in between. I set my high rates about 1/2 way between the recommended low rates and high rates. I then set my low rates a ways below the recommended low rate settings.

With a plane like this I just dont know where to start. I would hate to do this and get it up to find I have too little control but don't want to go up and find it is a handfull.

I guess realizing I am putting about $800 or so up in the air don't help much either.