Hi. I'm new to RCU and the hobby in general. Thanks in advance for the help!

I've a Telemaster 40 that I built and flew without guidance or an instructor and I feel very fortunate to still have it all in one piece! I've put about a dozen flights on the plane and my landings are getting better...at least it's staying upright and my blood pressure is back to reasonable levels!

The issue is this: I switched over from a black plastic type master airscrew prop (11X7) to a TF powerpoint (11X6) when I felt that my landings were somewhat reliable. BTW, the tele is powered by a OS .46LA. With the wooden prop the plane wants to dive even with considerable up trim. Should I add weight to the nose (how much???) or just go back to heavy, ugly, clunky black props? I bought 6 of those wood sticks- it'd be nice to use them!

The other thing..I've got the itch and am already looking for second planes. I live in Montana were the snow is deep and the wind blows 360 out of 365 days. I like 1/5 scale cubs, hog-bipe, venture 60 and the smaller of the sig spacewalkers. What do you all think? Which planes like fly'n off snow on windy days?

Thanks for the help.