There were so many Ultra Sticks at my first field that I guess it was just a given fact, but yeah....Ultra Sticks sound distinctive for sure. I have no idea why, but yup....they howl.

You might need to prop up to rev-down that motor. Prop selection is really dependent on what you want to do. Do you want more speed (always a common theme with me)? Then go with a 12x7 or an 11x8. Do you want more vertical? Go with a 13x4 or a 12x5 and run it a tiny bit rich.

A lot of people that haven't seen a fast ultra stick don't believe me when I tell them how fast/fun/stable an ultra stick can be when you prop it right and dive at the ground. I had passes over 100mph in my Ultra Stick, inverted, inches off the ground. Once, I landed with a grass stain on the top of my rudder (no joke).