Hi Troy,

Just one question on your nose wheel set-up. You say that the control rod just hooks on the wheel arm. Normally I would expect the arm on the nose wheel to have several holes that the control rod can be hooked into. Normally you go through the hole farthest out on the arm. Could you drill a hole out further on the arm on your nose wheel and so cut down the travel? Your setup at the innermost point at the servo is exactly where you need to be.

The problem is that planes really would rather fly than roll along on the ground.

Another point that I haven't seen anyone suggest yet is that you can help tracking on the ground by setting up the main gear wheels so that they toe-in slightly toward the nose wheel. You can toe each wheel in one-eighth inch or so. Also, give them a bit of camber so that the tops of the main gear wheels are slightly farther apart than the bottoms, again, by an eighth of an inch or so.

I find that this really helps tracking.

Good luck with your plane and getting solo'ed. It can be done, but it will take a good bit of work. Simulator practice really helps.

Take care and let us know how things are going.