Hi...

JUst wanted to update what I did with the landing gear. I'd replaced the aluminum lg with nylon gear that I had used on my 4*60. It was a perfect fit even to the holes used to bolt it to the fuse. But what I didn't bother to do was notice that the aluminum gear had a forward rake while the nylon gear did not. I'm kinda embarrassed because I'm not sure that I even initially installed the original gear with the rake forward. Anyway, the aluminum lg now sets the axle forward about 3/4" more than the nylon gear and hopefully it will solve the problem. Also, JSPENCER, I took your advice and checked the cg again and it seemed to be more than a little nose-heavy. I removed all the lead (about 2 1/4 oz) from the engine mount and now it is just barely nose-heavy. I have the cg set at 3 5/8" from the leading edge which is where I had it before.

So, fellas, thanks again to all of you for the suggestions and I'll let you know how it flies this weekend.

Ed