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Old 03-08-2020, 08:05 PM
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52larry52 gave good advice. As to balancing upright vs inverted....it is really only a matter of making it easier on yourself. On a high wing plane, the mass is hanging below the wing, hence finding the CG on the bottom of the wing makes it act like a pendulum. On a low wing plane, doing the same, and the mass above wants to seek a lower level, making it much harder to find the exact balance spot. You will end up finding it either way, and it will be the same. It is just much easier to do it with the bulk of the mass already as low as it can be. Just like balancing a hammer vertically - easier if the head end is down, rather than trying from the handle end.