ORIGINAL: bemeson

Well Guys,
I finally got around to weighing the bird on an accurate scale and it came it at 18.2 pounds. I was lucky enough to fly her this weekend and she flies very nicely. I have to dial her in a bit, but overall I like it. I appreciate all the help from the everyone on this build thread. I ended up using two 2100 life batteries on two switches for the servos and reciever and 1 2000 mah on the ignition.

I had to place the ignition battery on the side of the engine box and the other two life batteries in the engine box right up to the front. It balanced slightly nose heavy at this location, but the plane flew almost neutral. It flies inverted with just the slightest touch of the sticks. I was quite surprised at this.

I think I will add a bit of right thrust to the engine to neutralize a slight left yaw. The plane is trimmed perfectly otherwise. I hope to get it dialed in and possibly fly it next month in an IMAC event. The plane sure likes to float in on landing. Thanks again Tom and TJ I appreciate all your help.

Brian