It seemed odd to me at the time because the plane barely balanced out at the rear end of the recommended range. To me a plane of this type should fly almost equally well inverted as it does right side up. Sure didn't seem like the case with mine. The final weight came out to just under 7 pounds with standard servos, standard battery and a Saito .82 (same weight as the .72) on the nose. If it was truly tail heavy then I would have expected to need excessive up elevator but this wasn't the case. I suspect mine was one of the heavier ones to come out of the factory. I also tend to wonder if the incedence on the horizontal stab wasn't maybe off a bit.

The plane did track nice when not inverted and the fit and finish was quite good. I can't say I would buy another one though as the weight seemed a bit high compared to other manufacturers planes in the same size range. If I get a replacement it will be an Aeroworks or Pacific Aeromodels. A bit more money but much lighter.