orthobird,

I'm a little concerned about what the overall weight will be with the ZDZ40. I made some marks on the fuse where the balance point would be when the plane is complete. After adding the additional trays, the fuse balanced with the ZDZ and servos mounted. When I finish the cowl and install the spinner, propeller along with the control rods and wires from the servos to the elevator and rudder I may not be so lucky. I initially weighed the engine but, that was back in the fall and I forgot what it weighed. I knew I should have written that down[]. I'm guessing the plane will come in at 20 lbs dry but time will tell. I'm running dual A123 2300 mah batteries on the rx but, the extra bat and switch is only 6.6 oz. If it's too bad, I can drop one of the bats but , I like the redundancy of secondary switch and wiring/connectors. Not to mention having 4600 mah avail for long flight times and numerous flights between charges is a nice +.

Thx,