O.K. I got it. It's what I've been doing but wasn't sure it was right. The trainer I "used" to have, until that tree got jealous, I could land it real nice with mains touching first then the nose gear. It was more fun using throttle and elevator to land than just gliding it it. Thank you guys for the help and reassurance.

As for the spad...... the first time I flew it, it wasn't too bad(but not too good either). So I started messing with wing placement, learning the limits of sticks I did get it down with only needing to reattach the landing gear. I did find out tail heavy is bad, but when I had it pretty well cg'd, it still wouldn't fly real nice, maybe that is the fun of it.
Am I right that the cg should be at the spar? Or perhaps a hair forward of the spar?(as to be slightly nose heavy) I'll get it figured out, in the mean time it gives me practice for "wild" planes. I live in the country, so I park the tractor and trucks in the shed before I fly my spad.

Thanks again, gotta go......this web site is too addictive!