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Old 11-19-2003 | 01:11 PM
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From: St. Thomas, VIRGIN ISLANDS (USA)
Default RE: Tail heavy DP Extra?

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Holy crud! I was flying at 6.25. No wonder I had problems. Winds were gusty 10-15 too. I'm getting quite disappointed now. I was going for a light glow set-up with an OS 1.60. I have the new version kit, one mid-mounted elevator servo, and battery mounted to forward tank position. My balance point is now at 5.50. Balance with full fuel tank is 4.75. Pleases don't tell me I have to add weight!
DP made a change to the current revision Extras (with the hatched canopy) - the wing has been shifted back to make the plane easier to balance when using light engines.

You may be OK now. Wouldn't hurt to move the CG a little more forward, though. At least while test flying.

Its easier to move the CG back if you haven't broken the plane

I know I'm moving mine to 5". Hopefully swapping the 5-cell 1400 mAh rx batt for a 5-cell 2400 mAh one will do the trick...