Gents etc .... Thankyou for the interest being shown. In answer to MODE ONE, "how does the plane balance?" - the C of G balance is about spot on, however this of course is with empty tank and because TT cleverly give you a tank that will NOT move forward beyond the leading edge of the wing, I suspect that in flight with fuel the plane is probably tail heavy.
In answer to RICH D "How bad is the ballooning?" - well, when flying in to wind at say 50% throttle, it rises at an angle circa 45 degrees. The elevator is trimmed with downward incidence to try to cure this, which is not working 100% and is not ideal. Whilst I recognise that this trainer has lots of dihedral and will 'float', its current tendency to balloon makes learning to fly very very difficult .....