Froggy, i have a few of these, really simple to make them fly well. first off, reverse the landing gear, although it looks silly, having the gear protrude in front of the wing really helps on take off and especially landings. I also changed to larger wheels at 1 1/2" diameter. The stock motor and battery is fine but i use a larger 9x5 prop that comes from a hobby zone sport cub, nearly unbreakable and motor and esc don't over heat. On that note, the stock props are pure garbage. lastly but very important is the C.O.G is 1 1/4" from leading edge. even with the factory battery pushed as far as it will go I still had to ad an ounce of nose weight to balance. Last thing, cycle the battery a few times before first flight, it really makes a difference.