thanks guys,

i've now got clean takeoffs. i had severe left yaw because i needed to trim the rudder slightly right from mechanical center. i discovered this when doing a vertical stall - the plane wanted to yaw left while going straight up.

for the landing right yaw, i did notice that the wheels needed to be toed in. i also took out the tension in the fuel line i put around the axle to limit slip. although it still yaws right slightly, it is much better. i am also getting used to not letting off the elevator flare (all the way) in order to push down a bit on the tail wheel to aid in steering control.

i'm getting more consistent now [sm=lol.gif]