Loxley, can you grasp the fact that I flew an RAF for 500 hours, 85
without a stab and the rest with? True, I had no use for the liars at
RAF. If you can't get to pattern height with a 2.2, you obviously are
doing something wrong. Have you adjusted your prop pitch correctly?
The stock RAF is a handful on takeoff because it doesn't have a
horizontal stabilizer. I can't think of much that flies without a
horizontal stab, including birds. I agree, the stabilator is worthless
as anything that increases safety, but a stab is a necessity.

I rolled my gyro taking off from a dirt road that had a soft muddy spot
on the left side. I didn't notice it, even after walking it. A dumb
and expensive error, but what does that have to do with flying an
unstable, dangerously configured gyro? You're not learning to fly the
RAF properly, you're trying to learn to fly it improperly, in an
unstable configuration. Hope you add a stab or sell it before you kill
yourself.