I am going to let this thread wither on the vine as I solved my CG problem and this horse is quite dead. I know many of you felt stongly about moving the battery. This being a trainer and my first aircraft; and my work time being as limited as it is, I elected to go the "Frankenstein route" and cut a hatch under the horizontal stab. I added just over 3 oz of weight and re-checked the CG. This brought the nose level. With all the work that was going to be involved moving the battery, it would have set my maiden flight back a week or more. Today I do engine runs/break in and maiden flight this weekend. Fly safe everyone...

Cheers,

S&L Flt