The Beaton50 is complete except for setting the control surfaces and running the engine which has been sitting for over a year. The C.G. was set to about 204mm and to accomplish that I had to move the battery pack (NiMH 2700) into an area just behind the rudder servo (see photos).

I installed a remote glow plug because I thought it would be better than lifting up the model and trying to find the plug through another hole in the pan. It worked out great. I installed the Max products switch and added a LED to it so that I would be able to tell its on. The LED would draw only about 15 milliamps which is a negligible amount. I removed the back of the switch and soldered the leads to the right place. I determined the resistor required and installed the LED near the switch. With that done I have the mixture needles, remote plug, power switch and light, and fuel dots all on the same side.

There are no suggestions in the manual for the control throws, so I would welcome your suggestions. I have a Futaba 12FG and would also welcome any programming advice as well.

More photos next page.