WOW, nice post. Everything you stated sounds good and true. I like the idea of a full flying stab but to get a system on a forty size plane I think would be rather hard. I think you would need to use a bushing or a bearing and a good and strong CF or metal rod to reduce the flexing to a minimum and I "think" that might get heavy fast.

Thanks for your replies, they have brought up some things to think about.

Dave