I (along with a couple of others on here) fly a Falconar F11 which is just a prettier looking version of a 120
Only just getting used to it now so I'm no expert but I can tell you it's a joy to fly and performs extremely well on it's 90hp. Ours is flapless and has no airbrakes which is a pity as there's no way it will get into my home strip as it is. I can get her down in about 350-400 yards now ... but my strip is 350 yards hedge to hedge
From gliding and motorgliding I can shed some light on airbrake use -- Flaps increase drag and lift ... airbrakes have no effect on lift but create drag. Use airbrakes a bit like you'd use a throttle for best results... ie open to increase (pull out) to increase descent rate and close (push in) to reduce it. You can either juggle brake and throttle or as I prefer, leave just a little power on and then use just brakes to control descent (along with slipping if req'd) until you flare ... that way you have instant response if you need power to go around but you will kiss the runway the instant you chop the throttleif not.
Wood props in rain ... yep, I destroyed the leading edge of one flying through some heavy stuff
