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Old 10-09-2016 | 01:37 PM
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The clicks don't really matter, because you may have started with some down trim. What's important is the actual angle or measurement that the elevator is relative to the horizontal stabilizer. Assuming the CG really is correct and the flight characteristics are otherwise good, the problem is likely that your wing incidence is too low relative to the horizontal stabilizer. Shimming the front or lowering the back will fix it if that's the problem, but I wouldn't change anything until measuring it. If you have a good rapport with an instructor who has an incidence meter it would be easy enough to see where it is. If not, I'm local to you and would be willing to meet with you and work on it. Which club are you flying with? PM me if you want to get together.