Congratulations!!! Yes, I also broke a couple flex plates on the first couple flights. I really needed to learn to let the plane settle onto the mains. I had a tendency to fly it onto the nose wheel. Now, I just let her glide in at pretty much idle once I'm about 30 feet from the end of the runway. She settles beautifully.

I ended up adding a lot of expo to the surfaces, but kept the elevator throws so that I could do some more aerobatics, but I know what you mean about the touchiness. In the beginning, someone asked if my aileron servos were twitchy because the plane was rocking back and forth at speed. I kinda laughed and told him, no - my hands had been shaking the whole time!!

I don't know the reason for the cheaper price on the P80-SE, but I have my older P80 dialed up to the max which is about 21 pounds of thrust. The new SE seems to have that and a machined compressor wheel for faster response. I would definitely get the most engine for your dollar there! I'm almost at a 1:1 thrust with my jet and I really enjoy its performance!

Once again, great job on the maiden, and your color scheme is awesome. Very bright! Mine gets its paint this week. Wish me luck!