Maiden flight today went great. Plane flys awesome. Landing gear block should be reinforced and set up rudder with as much throw as possible (even on low rates) because rudder authority is weak. I used old Tower Hobbies .46 engine, SG5010 servos for ailerons, MG996 servos for rudder and elevator (a bit overkill, I know). I recommend this plane as a 2nd or 3rd plane. Can't comment on directions because I just expected them to be garbage, so I didn't even open them up (except to get cg). I used supplied hardware and did z-bends at servo. Also, make sure to oil control rods for tail because tube guides create too much friction. All in all a pretty straight forward build that only took 2 nights to get it ready for flight.