Matt, I understand fully what Joes issue are on a arf, It can still be fixed correctly. What has happened to guys like you and I ,where are the Modelers at any more Gees!
I`m not saying Dave`s fix will not do the job it will.
But what happens when he moves up to advanced and has to fake a snap or spin entry because his airplane is tail heavy?
another switch or mix,
Dave is very Talented and a well practiced pilot and has learned to fly around the issues he has trimmed for. Joe stands a better chance now to learn correctly and his skills will give him a advantage in the end.

You call it a Diatribe I call it usable Info LOL it`s only unusable if it`s wrong.

Perfection is perfection ,setting it up imperfect to make the airplane fly near perfect is retarded.
Yes ,you can do it ,but it`s just like learning scales in Music. There is a reason why the teacher demands you learn a particular way
because she knows when you go from "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" to playing real music, Fundamental foundation is what gets you there.
No different than building a fuse. get a crooked front ,end with a crooked tail.


Tony, I bet you could not fly that same airplane in today`s pattern, demands have changed.10 fold.
Also , may be laugh was a stretch ,it was more of a grin and chuckle I do like that we can talk and keep cool. I take nothing personal because I know I`m right I proved it over and over again,and I`m passionate because ,I fell into the same trap of fixing things when I first started designing airplanes ( that same statement about elevator halves, down thrust, lowering a stab for pitch ECT.ECT.) they only half worked (just like playing a blues scale to church music), and I have proved them to be incorrect.
But guess what,I stand by the Statment anything glued or bolted on a airplane to fix a" mix "is a Band Aid and will cause other mixes.usually three other mixes because there are three axis to trim.

I was not using the strake for Mix Fixing, but for something else. and I have since learned a set up that does not require it any longer.and learned ,why I needed it in the first place.

I know what a top flier can do with a poor set up I marvel at their abilities. I work with one of the Best and have worked with The best in the business. But ,you will never hear their trim set up ,they don`t have one, they just out fly the design no matter what it is.
Yes, they are skilled at the right part of the sport, Practice.

Tony I know you and I agree on lots of trimming ,forward cg, ect I`m trying to advance the learning here, if I were wrong I could be tripped up, but you tell me the mix ,I tell you the fix simple as that.
A mix is a indication of the airplane fighting the force arrangment under demands greater than Neutral trim. nothing more.

Any one want to prove the spiral airflow theory wrong?

I know Dick is reading maybe he is tired of my spelling by now
May be he can prove it wrong with a foamy.

Bryan