Not to hijack this thread but I also have a question about CG.  I had recently finished my Kadet LT40 and it said its idea center of gravity would be at the rear of the main spar.  It gave 3 different locations for CG.  One was more nose heavy, the other more tail heavy.<div>
</div><div>When I did my check for center of gravity i set up some wood on my work bench so that it made almost a saw horse.  the part that the plane sat on was a 1x6 scrap lumber which was basically the width of my finger tip.</div><div>
</div><div>I set the planes fuselage on this and the plane balanced out perfectly where I marked from plan.  It was a bit windy the day I tried to maiden it. I was able to get it off the ground and fly a few circuits.   But this was no easy task. </div><div>
</div><div>I thought it was the wind but after reading some more about CG I'm beginning to believe that my plane was so unstable because it was tail heavy.  As I turned into the wind the tail suddenly would just drop and then I had to go full throttle to get it to climb and then straighten out.  Once that happened I was scared to lose to much airspeed in fear of losing it like that again.</div><div>
</div><div> Long story short i had made a mistake trying to control the plane and it stalled, chopped throttle and it went into the trees.  All in all the damage was minor and I will have it fixed the next day I'm off.</div><div>
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</div><div>Question being is after reading I see that they say to point the plane towards you and use your finger tips at the CG point to see how it is.  Is my assumption that using the board on the fuselage instead of my fingers on the main spar the reason for it being off or shouldnt that have mattered?</div><div>
</div><div>Also i have read that being slightly nose heavy is better then being tail heavy.  As in you dont want to be tail heavy at all unless your well advanced and doing like 3d and stuff.  Is it true being nose heavy makes the plane more stable and i would assume desend better although making your landings faster?  How nose heavy is to much nose heavy.</div><div>
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