Goldwing-RCU - Gee, not sure why the weight seems so high, even without the smoke system. I am using a heavy Simple Smoke pump in mine. First thought would be the scale. I know that adding alot of epoxy can add weight but not in pounds. I really loaded mine up with hardwood tristock and epoxy. The DA is much lighter than most gassers. It's nearly 1.5 pounds lighter than the Fuji 50 I had in Pitts-1. I have three batteries in mine as well. Maybe I need to double check the weight on mine. I will do that let you know what I find. Hope it's not that my scale is off. I have read post of guys flying this airplane with weight around 20 lbs. so I was happy at 18 with all that in have in it. It certainly isn't going to be a 3-D airplane, but then I don't fly 3-D so not a concern. By the way, I really appreciate the suggestions you have given me in past post. I recall the name. Just wanted to pass that along. Thanks. I have pictures of my finished Pitts-II project if you haven't seen them. Here is the thread.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/G%25...1265113/tm.htm

I hope to do the maiden this weekend, weather permitting. I will update on my thread how it goes. Wish me luck. Knees already jittery.