Thanks for the link Doug. Not looking for a Decathlon pattern plane, just assurance this thing is trimmed as well as possible? The knife edge coupling is what's REALLY bothering me. It's just crazy. Would like to get rid of all/most of the elevator up trim to see if that doesn't have a big effect on it. Some of that chart is familiar, but there's plenty of new ideas as well. No way I'm going to remember them all, will print off that chart and have it with me next time out.

AA5B- The plane will land very slowly. Seems like plenty of elevator authority, maybe too much (need to be very carefull on take off run with this engine). The stabilizer is epoxied, so thinking my only option is to lower the trailing edge? It's set up with a dowel, so I can do as you mention - filling and filing.

Thanks for the help! -Al