Hello Jim,

Yes, I got the Staudacher from you on ebay. I see there's a "The guy at creek" selling your planes on ebay now, with a reserve price.

My Staudacher is almost ready. I just gotta mount the elevator & throttle servos and hook up throttle cable. I already mounted the rudder servo just behind the wing tube. I am deciding where to mount the elevator servos: at tail or behind wing tube. I have the OS 1.60 FX w/ Bisson muffler up front, and when I put both elevator servos on the tail to check CG, it balances at about 1/4" behind the 30% line at the approximate center of lift chord (by the aileron servo). If I have to mount elevator servos behind the wing tube, the pushrod exits are what concerns me. The ideal elevator pushrod exits are either hindered by the tail servo mount structure, or at a hollow spot that's only covered by the film covering. So I really want to mount the elevator servos at the tail. So would it be acceptable to fly this plane at, say, 33% CG instead of 30%? Have you tried your Staudacher at that balance? Your advice would be appreciated!