I've had two of these, and both were a blast to fly. I ran YS-63's in them and had plenty of power, as you should with the OS-70. As Bingo field said, use your ele when taxing along with aileron when you have some cross wind. The Decathlon has a very effective rudder, so when you start your take off roll, and you know it's going to turn left on you, be ready on the right rudder, but don't hold it there or you'll over correct. I found that it worked best just to tap it once or twice until the tail comes up and you can steer with the rudder.

One thing about this plane is that it has a short fuse compared to a very long and heavy wing, so if it gets ahead of you when it starts to come around there's no stopping it until you get some speed up. Also be aware if you hold too much ele in for too long to keep the tail down, "IT WILL TAKE OFF ON YOU", and you'll have a tip stall condition on your hands. Once you learn it's nasty little habits tho it's a fun plane to fly. I called both of mine "the evil witch" (that's spelled with a B). Have fun with your new baby.

Jim