to throttle or not

Thanks guys, I did not consider the ace type throttle...my real concern was if throttle for this ship was needed?I'm an OK flyer and had heard that this design was quite twitchy, so I question my ability for a successful first flight.  

I think a big field of tall grass might be your next best bet. Sorry, I'm a CL guy so don't have much advice about RC. I guess your greatest concern is not letting the model get too far away. If you can manage that much control, with a light plane like the Ladybug, a dive into the grass won't bust it up too bad, if at all. If you make it nose heavy, at least at first, it'll be much less twitchy, and you can gradually remove nose weight as you get the feel for it. Maybe some RC guys can chip in with more helpful advice.
Rusty

Hello,
Opinions and elbows, everybody's going to have one or two. I'd go fly it as is, then decide if want to throttle it. I don't think its going to be that fast under power, you could adjust speed a little with different prop. Your not going to have much flight time with the tank you have and then its going to be a glider. Should be a nice little plane!

Couple more thoughts, you probably know this but in case:

Make sure first flight its slightly nose heavy.
Pick a calm day/evening, maybe test glide with radio on into tall grass.
You can add a couple head gaskets (3-4 total) and use a 6x3 prop, or even try a prop mounted backwards.

Thanks I think I will fly it as is. I still have to dope the tissue but otherwise ready to go. I suppose just second quessing my ability and needed reassurance from guys whom have never seen me fly HaHa  
How does the prop backwards affect the flight performance? I have heard of this being done but don't understand how it works.

Hey deanthree5, late welcome to the forum.
Beautiful build!
Regarding the prop on backwards, it makes
the prop less efficient by cutting the air with
the dull or fat side of the blade instead of the
thin/sharp side(imho). Same pitch, but not as
effective. This also defeats the  airfoil shape of
the blade somewhat. Hope this helps.
Maybe someone else can add more info.
Bob