Originally Posted by
br1anj
Okay, mine is finished and almost ready to fly. One last question... for now anyway. How in the heck are you guys checking the balance of this giant heavy thing? It's too awkward to do the ole pick it up with your finger test, and I refuse to buy a 170 dollar giant scale balance checker. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Brian
Brian
I just pick the model up from above pinching the two booms. Balance is a matter or preference and feel. My test is before a test flight, just to check its safe and then you shift it to suit your preferred feel. It only has to leave the wheels for a second to tell you whether its close enough to fly.
As I said already it has a large tailplane, so copes with a rearward balance point, but I would tread carefully as I like flicks and spinning and it goes very flat with the balance near the manual position.
Dave