Hi Jon,

I just saw your post here. I'm flying my 3w Bearcat right at 7.5 inches back from leading edge of the wing at the root. It's perfect! Howard Davidson was (bought this plane from him) and Arnold Marcus and Mark Shapiro are all flying at the same CG.

Mine is right at 48.5 pounds dry but you would never know it. This might just be one of the easiest flying warbirds I've owned. It floats in at a crawl for landing and will lift off at 1/2 throttle on takeoff. Wide gear, large wing, etc. all make for a great flying plane. Don't worry about the weight.

Mine was damaged in a wind storm at FonDuLac a few years ago and it's been in "dry storage" until today..........I just finished a small repair to the leading edge of the wing. It had a hairline split right on the seam and the only thing left to do is re-wire the pull pull tail wheel cables.

I started a new job and have been out if town more than I have been home. It's definitely cut into my hobby time but I will get this one in the air hopefully late this month or early July.

Howard - if you are reading this, get ready for some stick time this summer.

I'll attach the only instructions that come with the kit - just a 3 view and some notes about CG and control throws.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Dave