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Old 04-02-2011 | 07:34 AM
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<div>It's a good tread.</div>Having tried the great rearward GC experiment for many years and changing over to a far further forward CG (plus the extra pos' incidence)  last year, I gave to say, it's magnificent!<div>What a difference, less mixing, old school tracking, just an alround happier model... what ever lead us astray?</div><div>The only thing that need some adjustment is the inverted, easily fixed buy dialling in (out) expo on the down elevator or instead just adding more throw by off setting the link at the servo end... which I prefer.</div><div>Funny thing is though, when I started flying at the beginning of the 70's (long before Computer Radios and mixes... we ALWAYS seemed to set up our planes with more down elevator. Funny how things come around. </div><div>I personally blame the 3D IMAC fad in the 90's for driving us insane with "getting the CG back man" voodoo nonsense. </div><div>Back to basics.</div>