G'day

Yes it flies fine with the CG set at 165 mm from the TRAILING EDGE of the wing rather than from the leading edge. This works out about 115 from the leading edge and is about 1/3 of the chord which is pretty usual for most models.

The model is currently a little difficult to launch because its skin is slippery and also because it is not easy to hold underneath the wing but I am going to add some grip points to help with this. My brother-in-law who has he one I built four years ago says he flew it yesterday and it was launched for him by throwing it by a wing tip like a boomerang. He said it worked well. I have not been game to try this.

Once in the air the model flies really well. It has a very high roll rate when set up as recommended so I tamed this with 35% exponential and it now flies like any mid wing model.

The wing is set up with about 3 degrees of reflex on the ailerons. That is, the ailerons are 3 higher than the mid line of the wing which is slightly asymmetrical. I believe that this adds to stability at lower speeds.

The model also glides very well. The original plane was patterned on a glider and at the time, German gliders were among the best in the world.

Landing is easy. Point it at the strip, pull the power off and it just settles very nicely and lands on its belly skid. (I added some extra tape on the skid to protect it.)

Cheers

Mike in Oz