Hi,

I just bought a H9 Pizazz , and want to make sure that I assemble it the best way possible. Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

After looking it over, this is what I'm planning on doing:

1) Throw ALL the stupid hinges away! I still don't know whether I'm going to use Great Planes Nylon Pinned Hinges, or just a better grade of CA Hinge. Has anyone tried Sig EZ-Hinges, and if so, how are they working out? I know the Radio South CA Hinges would work...but I don't have any of those.

2) I'm planning on using the wood engine mounting rails. But I'm going to make steal mounting brackets instead of the slotted aluminum brackets that come with it.

3) I looked at the Landing Gear & LG mounting, and they both look very strong, and usable (Just a little heavy). Are people just replacing them for prop clearance? I'm planning on using an ASP 80 4-Cycle engine, and I think I'll be using an APC 14 x 4 prop.

4) I would like to put (2) servos in the tail, for the elevators, instead of the split pushrod, and was wondering how this would work out for balancing the model? The ASP 80 engine weighs about 22 ounces...So it is kind of on the heavy side.

5) I'm going to replace the tail wheel with a spring tail asm. (just my preference)

6) The manual says to put the CG at 3 1/4 to 3 3/4...is this right? What are you guys putting the CG at?

7) Is the hardware (pushrods & clevises) worth keeping, or should I replace them with heavier, better quality stuff?

Well, that's about it...

Could you please let me know what you think of the way I plan on setting my Pizazz up, and if you have any comments on something listed above, or something you would recommend that I do...PLEASE let me know. I haven't started putting it together yet, and now would be the perfect time to make changes.

Thank You,

Mark