You don't need to cut the cowl for a BME. Mine is just under 24 pounds with a 102 EVO. I have no lead in it. I have a 5 ounce Hitec 5735 in the tail. The CG in the manual is wrong. If you put in a ZDZ 80 and want to fly IMAC you may need to adjust battery location and go with pull-pull on the rudder.



Mike McConville-
[quote]The CG listed in our manual is incorrect. The correct CG location is 13/16" behind the CENTER of the
wing tube for precision flying, and approximately 1/2" to 3/4" behind that for all 3D flying. Balancing
at these locations will make the model balance much easier and should not require any nose weight
unless a very lightweight engine is used. Balancing any farther forward than the above mentioned CG
locations will result in an excessively nose heavy model.