Originally Posted by
jaka54
Hi!
I cannot understand why not using just your index fingers to balance your airplanes ?! It 's so easy to do!
Once you get a plane that is too long and/or heavy to get your index fingers into the proper position, you'll understand. Then it is time to build fancy balance stands, Vanessa rigs, or to do the math.....
I've used the weighing method many times now, and it can be very precise to help set the initial CG before first flight. The bigger and heavier the model, the more precise it can be. And the math can be done to tell you what should be moved/added, where, to get it to the desired point. For traditional "smaller" models fingertips are just fine.