My stunt planes are built such that the main wheels point into the circle a few degrees and I insure the launcher has the plane's nose outward a few degrees at launch. The plane is released just a little to the judges' right.(10-15 ft.)
This is really good if the wind is blowing strong.
Although the nose is out, the wheels track tangent to the circle. The nose out keeps the lines tight, especially if a gust tries to blow the tail outward.
No handle movement is required...the plane begins the TO roll with a slight downwind component so neutral elev and flap tends to keep the nose from pitching down (avoids burning a prop tip) . As the TO roll continues, the slight tailwind becomes a headwind, tail starts to come up, a teeny amount of down might be needed to keep the plane rolling, as the plane approaches flying speed relaxing that teeny bit of down handle allows the plane to leave the runway in a SLOW steady climb (vs the immediate leap into the air so often seen).
Al Rabe has left us, but, he left lots of things to remember and this is one tip he explained to me when I expressed concern his landing gear was pointed in...
dg