ORIGINAL: jester_s1
Also, if there is any way you can get someone to do the first flight to trim it for you you'll be able to start with a known good configuration.
Yeah a KEY point for the do-it-yourselfer...
I've seen quite a run of people arriving to an airfield or park with planes that are SOOO misadjusted that it is tragic.
They don't know what they are doing so they assume that they can merely follow the instructions and everything is ready for a first flight.
The planes last mere seconds or end up stuck in a tree.