Well, the reason I got FAR was to make those procedural fairings actually reduce drag of the rocket. I've used NovaPunch for a bit, disabled it to figure out how to launch stuff with stock. Thing with procedural fairing is that they ADD to the weight of payload... with a light payload, that's a lot. And the light payload is very very easy to lift... too easy, I find. Doesn't take much fuel, so I don't take too much fuel, however once fuel is used, the balance tips over rather quickly. Ugh, this is giving me grey hair! Procedural fairings make things easier, but FAR makes it a pain. Maybe I should play stock a while more to build up some more mileage...