clarification here from cp.
I will fly the plane that I build. My friend will help with the initial test flight. I'm sure he will be training me. He has more exp than I do with flying rc planes. I'd rather have the fate of my plane in the hands of someone who has many years of flight under his belt verses my 6 months. If the plane is unstable, a person with more exp might have a better chance of landing the plane in a safer manner than I. Then he can give me sugestions on cg etc to make the plane more stable for me when I fly it solo.

Dick Hansen I understand what you are saying about cg. I threw the 4 basic rules for dihedral in there as a bad joke.

I'll keep you guys posted when I start building the plane in Jan. I'm sure I'll have many more questions then.
Thanks
cp