Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
An electric with power off and the prop freewheeling is a boat load of drag. I would have to agree that it won't slow because it's nose heavy.
Simply being nose heavy isn't enough. A boat load of drag is there whether the plane is nose heavy or tail heavy. There isn't enough nose heavy in the world to keep a boat load of drag going fast with the motor off. Although with the motor off, unless the elevator throw is so restricted it can't control the pitch.
Without the prop pulling that boat load of drag, using the elevator appropriately is going to have no trouble slowing the plane. That is, unless the pilot has waited too late to pull off the throttle and not given the plane time to slow down. A two pound, massively overpowered foamy is going to be more than touchy to fly. If the elevator throw is restricted to keep it from folding the wings, it's not going to have elevator command every time it's needed.
Light rocket ships aren't easy to fly.
One solution might be to set it up like most 3Ds, with full throws that have lots of expo.