Thanks Dave. I didn't spend a lot of time dressing her up but, the pinstripes help her stand out from the crowd a bit. Being an Air Force guy, I'm not real enthused about the Navy markings so, I'll leave it mostly plain unless I see something that catches my eye. I'll bet she'll fly just a well without those decals as with.

She's balanced just a smidge in front of the position you describe. I wanted to make sure she was bit nose heavey for the first flight. Ilike my aerobatic planes to balance as near to neutral as I can get them. How much forward stick it takes in inverted flight will determine how much and which direction I need to add weight ...if any. i hate to add dead weight but, if ya' gotta, ya' gotta. Which reminds me, Ihaven't balanced her laterally yet and she seems to favor the side with the muffler. I may need to add a bit of lead to a wing tip to counter that.
Hey, good tip on the foam clunk. Hadn't heard that one before but, I'll sure give it a try. I've been a little concerned about fuel foaming becuase I didn't add any foam around the tank. The YSclunk may solve the problem for me.

I'm excited about the first flight. It's been months since I flew my old Intruder and Idon't remember much about it but, I do recall she's a pretty honest bird and has plenty of speed. I liked my old one a lot and wish Ihadn't knocked the vetical off but, becuase of that I have a brand new bird to help me learn all over again. This is going to be FUN !

Garry