Well, I hate to say it but this plane is too much trouble than it's worth.
The review JoshX2 put up was fair, and did cover a number of the issues. If you fly it more than a few times, however, the issues get worse.
The paint doesn't just flake off, it peels off in giant strips. I've flown this thing for 3 days now and it looks like a red and white splotch camoflauge job, easily 25% of the paint is missing at this point.
No instructions. At all. Maybe they're online or something, but you're left to figure it out. It's not that difficult, but there's some issues here and there - like the landing gear portion.
The rudder hinge is extraordinarily weak. It already started breaking off, I've fixed it with a "tape hinge".
Once you're done adding 85+grams of weight to the firewall to stabilize the CG, the plane feels sluggish...underpowered. Of course, without the CG being right, you'll just be crashing anyways.
It's possible to take ground take off but it hates it. The thing tends to suddenly want to roll and you'd better recover quick. Hand launches are way better.
However....this same issue comes up on landing. Get a few inches off the ground and suddenly, crash, roll, flip. If you recall the Flitetest video, Josh had multiple attempts to land before getting 1 right and that was on concrete. If you're landing on anything but a pristine surface, expect to ground loop more than ever land. Which, of course, then results in damage. You'll be repairing this thing more than flying it.
I'm bummed. I love, love, love WWI planes. I really want to add more WWI planes to my collection but the choices are pretty slim, and the Baron's plane is quintissential.
The Hobby King DR.1, in my opinion, is good for only one thing - seeing how long you can keep it together before you give up.
The Parkzone Se5a, on the other hand, is the other extreme - it flies like a dream, durable, great power to weight, great control rates...just awesome. I hope we get more Parkzone WWI warbirds.