I've had two cubs, both of the midwestern kits I believe (had belcranked barndoor ailerons). I bought both of them used and outfitted, one had a JR 783 included. By the time I figured the cost of the radio, servos, engines and transmitters I had spent 20 bucks on the box (cub) to take them home in. I flew the first one all summer. It was a 40 size with a stupid 65 in it. To get it to fly realistically I put the prop on backwards. 1/4 throttle on approaches, 1/2 to get out of the chalks. Heavy, so heavy. The guy didn't trust the kit designer so substitued an all aluminum spar. At the end of the season I pulled the gear out of it and gave it to the club to raffle. They made 85 bucks off of it and it flew most of the next season.
Next one I had I showed up at training night and did my duty. Then as all the trainers were putting up their ships I took it out, test flew it and then strapped glow sticks to the wing. I flew the rest of the summer on Tuesday nights with it, only after dark. I bought a 4 stroke 4 it that winter, broke that in and took it out in the sunlight for half a day. After I was comfortable with it I made the fatal error of flying with the engine close to idle. 4 stroke will idle so slow that the prop can become more of a speed break then thrust and I slowed the plane down to much at about 20 feet. A wingtip dropped *which happened with those sloppy belcrank aileron setups) and I corrected with aileron. What I should have used was rudder as the wing was stalling. Increased aileron just sent it over the edge and the cub dropped over and spun half way around into the ground. The airframe eggshelled but the wing was alright and I gave that to a guy who had one just like it albiet missing a wing panel thanks to his garage door. I took the gear out and sold the 4 stroke which was undamaged. Almost got full price out of it which was a shame because it was broken in real nice and adjusted well. But nobody wants to pay for experience.
On Modelnet, old compuserve days, I became infamous for my "There are two great days in a Cub owners life" rant. Almost got me kicked off modelnet. Until then Cubs were just another airplane to me. Afterwards I've always played that they were the lowest form of pond scum ONLY because you mention that your no big fan and people will ask for your address so they can come over and adjust your attitude with a pipe wrench or a piece of rope. It's purty funny for those in the know and amusing to me with those that don't.
And the Two best days? The day he buys the cub and the day he finally sells that worthless POS, or something to that effect. I was more eloquent at the time and listed all the things wrong with a cubs desing. It has just enough power to get you to the crash sight, comes in any color as long as its baby poop yellow, Has just enough vertical stab for a wing half it's span, about a page and a half I believe. Should have copied it but I don't think I have anything digital from that period in computer history at this time.
So along those lines whenever someone asks a question or references cubs I tell them Taylorcraft are a much more classy option. Why not build one of those instead?