got a hanger nine cub arf and i think that it is probably one of the best quality arfs that i have seen.

saito 72 with a 13x6 prop balanced per manual, engine thrust angle set as it came from factory. trimmed to fly level, hands-off.

when i first started flying this plane, it was very easy to nose over when landing when the plane would stop rolling, no matter how much up-elevator i threw in. had very experienced pilots fly it--same thing. moved the landing gear 1/4" forward and cured the problem.

when taking off, it was extremely important to have plenty of speed or the plane would tip-stall. checked all the incidences and found the wings to have 2 degrees positive when compared to the stab. talked to numerous people and as they suggested, shimmed the back of the wings to bring it to 1 degrees positive.

here's my question:and what i'm fighting at this time: as i throttle up to take off and keep the plane going straight down the runway w/ the rudder, the tail will come up and continue to go up and over unless i pull in some up-elevator which results in the plane lifting off. is this normal for a cub? i know i have to put in up-elevator to take off anyway, but there is such a fine line between keeping the tail from going over and the plane not reaching enough speed to take off yet b/c i put in enough elevator to keep the tail down, it has no choice but to take off. i have a third scale laser and you can run it with the tail up for take-off all day long and it will never come up and over. if this is normal, i just need to get used to it. if not, your suggestions are appreciated.

thanks,
roy