I have the greatest admiration for the Naval aviators who flew Avengers ,as it is rock -hard stable as a bomber,but it has a rather short stick,because the bottom of the instrument panel has a `slide-out` nav table/plotter ,which is over the top of the stick,making the stick forces very heavy in pitch,so you have to use the trimmer,if you want to be `vigorous`,especially pointed downhill....but then the adrenaline would help....also need some power-on for a 3-pointer,otherwise you run out of elevator control...then it`s` messy`...This one had the same motor it came out of the shipyard in 1945 with,,,cruised at about 1500 ,counting the blades....