The SPADS are TOUGH!!! Last Friday the wind was gusting up around 20-30MPH. It has been difficult finding a calm day lately. Either fly in the wind and take a chance, or park it. I had my SPAD biplane up and it got too far away on me as I was struggling with the wind (lack of attention). I thought I was going to lose it because I was not seeing it very clearly. I gave it up elevator and full throttle; a few stick movements and I had it oriented. I brought it back, got into the landing pattern and forced it into final. She was bucking like a bronco and rolling 90 degrees each way. I became so fixated with controlling the plane that I came in early. Missed the end of the field by about 8 feet and hit the tall grass/brush with the throttle about 50%. One wing hit before the other and it spun 180 degrees and stopped. A balsa plane would have been history. I saw no damage. I grabbed the plane by the prop and shook it hard to make sure the fuel clunk was positioned correctly. I did not have the nerve for another flight. This last one was my third flight that day and I was spent. On many of my SPADS I have struggle over a long period to make changes to get them to fly right/better. On this biplane I initially made a few changes to optimize the CG and since then it has been perfect. Not once has there been any hint of a tip stall. I have had two balsa biplanes of similar size that I built from kits and they both would occasionally stall on landing and get damaged. I don’t know what is different with this one but even others have commented on how steady this one seems to always be. A friend who has many balsa biplanes stated that biplanes have to be landed a little “hot” or they will tip stall. I agreed with him, but this one seems to be the exception. Very responsive, very predictable, very steady. I don't know why. I keep looking and wondering. I'm waiting for snow so I can fly it with my DuBro skis.