This plane, like the others that i have tested, suffers from lack of manuverability at high speeds, but at low speeds it handles extremly well. To take off just apply throttle to 100% and pull back on the pitch, until you have reached an altitude that you are no longer at risk of hitting the runway. To land retract lamding gear and perform a "belly" landing at speeds of 100-200 MPH, keeping in mind that if you come in to hard it will crash and burn. The take off and landing speeds (landing speed= time to stop once comtact has been made with tarmac) are quite fast, with the ability to take off at 70-80 MPH and land fairly fast at touchdown. Keep in mimd that this plane only has 8 parts, and in my opinion looks fairly good :)