RE: stab placement
You didn't mention if your engine is inline with the wing.
A lot of pattern a/c are set up with 0-0-0. Engine-wing-stab.
That layout idea starts with the thought that you want everything the same inverted as upright. And of course the thought goes on from there to other attitudes. But the thought then thinks about the downwash from the wing and wanting to place the stab equally to that when upright or inverted. Well, the downwash from the wing is affected by the propwash. If the prop thrust is above or below, then lining up the stab to the wings downwash gets to be a lot more complex. So the whole exercise actually starts with where the engine is relative to the c/l of the wing.
I think that when the thrust line is biased in one direction, the stab can be biased in the same direction if you wish to have it equally effective right side up to upside down. How much to displace it is a real problem.